Golo Mann
Golo Mann was a popular German historian and essayist. After completing a doctorate in philosophy under Karl Jaspers at Heidelberg, in 1933 he fled Hitler's Germany. He followed his father, the writer Thomas Mann, and other members of his family in emigrating first to France, then to Switzerland and, on the eve of war, to the United States.
Background
- Born in
- Munich
- Educated at
- Wilhelmsgymnasium
- Awards
- 🏆 Pipe Smoker of the Year🏆 Kulturpreis der deutschen Freimaurer🏆 Lessing Ring🏆 Georg Büchner Prize🏆 Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
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Trending topics shown first"Man is always more than he can know of himself; consequently, his accomplishments, time and again, will come as a surprise to him."
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1909
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Died
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