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Heinrich Böll
Heinrich Theodor Böll was a German writer. Considered one of Germany's foremost post–World War II writers, Böll received the Georg Büchner Prize (1967) and the Nobel Prize for Literature (1972).
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culture · German writer (1917–1985) · lyricist · screenwriter · translator · poet · novelist · writer · Nobel Prize winner · public figure · also Heinrich Böll, Heinrich Theodor Böll, Heinrich Theodor Boll, Heinrich Boll, Böll
Born 21 December 1917 · Died 16 July 1985 · Q42747
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If these materials, manuscripts and other original documents really are lost, it will create a hole that will probably never be able to be filled. We and the Böll researchers are feeling numb.
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2026· 6 entries
“If these materials, manuscripts and other original documents really are lost, it will create a hole that will probably never be able to be filled. We and the Böll researchers are feeling numb.”
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Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung: Democracia Bajo Amenaza: Violencia política en el proceso electoral de Honduras - Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung
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ArchDaily: Galería de Hall 32 / Heinrich Böll Architekt - 14
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Opportunity Desk: Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Global Unit for Democracy and Human Rights Traineeship Programme 2026
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ArchDaily: Galería de Centro Comunitario Altenessen / Heinrich Böll Architekt - 11
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2015· 1 entry
Won Medal of Gratitude (2015).
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1995· 1 entry
By Werner Bellmann: works of Brendan Behan, Eilis Dillon, O
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1985· 1 entry
Died 1985-07-16.
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1983· 2 entries
Awarded honorary citizen of Cologne (1983).
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And the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in 1984
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1977· 1 entry
After the abduction of Hanns Martin Schleyer, 40 police searched Böll's house based on an anonymous tip they received that named Böll's son as an accomplice to the kidnappers
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1976· 1 entry
Böll publicly left the Catholic Church, "without falling away from the faith"
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1974· 2 entries
Won Carl von Ossietzky Medal (1974).
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And the Ossietzky Medal of 1974 (the latter for his defence of and contribution to global human rights)
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1972· 4 entries
Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature — for his writing which through its combination of a broad perspective on his time and a sensitive skill in characterization has contributed to a renewal of German literature.
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Awarded Nobel Prize in Literature (1972).
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Career landmark: chairperson (1972–1973).
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Received the Nobel Prize for Literature "for his writing which through its combination of a broad perspective on his time and a sensitive skill in characterization has contributed to a renewal of German literature"
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1970· 1 entry
Quoted Böll's works to the reception committee
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1968· 1 entry
That cracked down on freedom, Böll spoke out against them
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1967· 1 entry
Awarded Georg Büchner Prize (1967).
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1962· 1 entry
With a cultural delegation, the first of several trips he made there, during which he made friendships with writers and connections with producers of dissident literature
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1960· 1 entry
Became a member of the Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts and gained the Charles Veillon Prize
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1959· 1 entry
Was given the Great Art Prize of the State of North-Rhine-Westphalia and the Literature Prize of the city of Cologne, and was elected to the Academy of Science and the Arts in Mainz
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1958· 1 entry
Won the Eduard von der Heydt prize of the city of Wuppertal and the prize of the Bayerische Akademie der Schönen Künste (Bavarian Academy of Fine Arts)
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1955· 1 entry
Was given the French prize for the best foreign novel
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1954· 1 entry
Received the prize of the Tribune de Paris
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1953· 1 entry
Was awarded the Culture Prize of German Industry, the Southern German Radio Prize and the German Critics' Prize
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1942· 1 entry
Böll married Annemarie Cech, with whom he had three sons; she later collaborated with him on a number of different translations into German of English-language literature
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1917· 1 entry
Born 1917-12-21.
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