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Siegfried Lenz
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Memorial Page for Siegfried Lenz

Mar 17, 1926 – Oct 7, 2014(88 years)Died in:Hamburg, Germany

German author

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Burial Place

Friedhof Groß Flottbek

Occupation(5)

screenwriterwriterjournalistchildren's writerplaywright

Awards(10)

Golden FeatherGoethe PrizePeace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' AssociationSamuel-Bogumil-Linde prizeGerhart Hauptmann prizeGeorg Mackensen Literary PrizeAndreas Gryphius PrizeJean-Paul-PreisWeilheim Literature PrizeManès-Sperber-Preis

Spouse(2)

Liselotte LenzUlla Lenz

Education(1)

University of Hamburg

Siegfried Lenz (* March 17, 1926 in Ełk; † October 7, 2014 in Hamburg) was a german author. He was 88 years old. He was married to Liselotte Lenz and Ulla Lenz. He studied at University of Hamburg. He received 10 awards, including Golden Feather, Goethe Prize. He was buried at Friedhof Groß Flottbek.

Life Events

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Born in Ełk, Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship

1926

Georg Mackensen Literary Prize

1962

Gerhart Hauptmann prize

1970

Andreas Gryphius Prize

1979

Manès-Sperber-Preis

1985

Peace Prize of the German Publishers' and Booksellers' Association

1988

Jean-Paul-Preis

1995

Samuel-Bogumil-Linde prize

1998

Goethe Prize

1999

Weilheim Literature Prize

2001

Golden Feather

2006

Died in Hamburg, Germany

2014

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Siegfried Lenz. Forever remembered.