Musician Dictionary

Erich Kästner

German children's writer (1899–1974)

DescriptionGerman children's writer (1899–1974)
Source: Wikidata
Born1899-02-23
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
BirthplaceDresden Dresden
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Died1974-07-29
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
Place of deathMünchen Munich
Source: MusicBrainz, Wikidata
AreaGermany
Source: MusicBrainz
CountryDE
Source: MusicBrainz
CitizenshipGermany Nazi Germany allied-occupied Germany German Empire Weimar Republic West Germany
Source: Wikidata
Occupationmusician novelist children's writer screenwriter poet writer cabaret performer journalist opinion journalist playwright
Source: Wikidata
Genreschildren's literature
Source: Wikidata
Member ofGerman Academy for Language and Literature Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts
Source: Wikidata
AwardsCommander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Lessing Ring honorary golden medal of the state capital Munich Kulturpreis der deutschen Freimaurer Georg Büchner Prize Hans Christian Andersen Award Literary Prize of the State Capital of Munich
Source: Wikidata

Also known as

E. Kastner E. Kästner E.Kästner Erich Kastner Frei Nach Kästner Kästner Ērihs Kestners Ерих Кестнер

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Identifiers

mbid: f0cfe0f7-5cd4-4d05-b288-009fb2f342d3 · wikidata: Q76546 · isni: 0000000121347917, 0000000368642520, 0000000107352154, 0000000368642504 · ipi: 00015743399 · discogs: 432358 · apple_music: 21148371

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