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Willy Brandt

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Willy Brandt

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German politician (SPD), chancellor of West Germany (1969–1974) and Nobel Peace Prize laureate

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Willy Brandt was a German politician, journalist, and autobiographer who served as the Federal Chancellor of Germany. He also held the positions of Governing Mayor of Berlin, Vice-Chancellor of Germany, and Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs. A member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, he was born in Lübeck and died in Unkel. His native language was German, and he also spoke Norwegian, Swedish, and English.

Brandt received the Nobel Peace Prize and the Order pro Merito Melitensi. He was named Time Person of the Year and received the Order of the Rising Sun, 1st class. He was married to Rut Brandt and had four children: Peter, Lars, Matthias, and one other. He is recognized in the German Chancellors collection and the Nobel Peace collection. His works include titles such as *Berlin: Hauptstadt Deutschlands.* and *WEITERARBEITEN AM MODELL DEUTSCHLAND*.

Synthesized by Vinony from 47 facts across 10 sources: Wikidata, Crossref, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb, Wikiquote, Open Library, Nobel Prize, Vinony collections, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
18 December 1913
Died
8 October 1992
Works
172

Top works

  • Berlin: Hauptstadt Deutschlands.
  • De tyska delstaterna
  • WEITERARBEITEN AM MODELL DEUTSCHLAND
  • Västtyskland den tyska förbundsrepubliken
  • Demokracie a socialismus

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Acting · Lübeck, Germany

Known for

  • Portugal: Carnations Against Dictatorship — Self (archive footage)2024
  • In the Grip of Gazprom — Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2023
  • Karajan: Portrait of a Maestro — Self - Politician (archive footage)2019
  • Trading Germans — Himself (archive footage)2014
  • Willy Brandt - Erinnerungen an ein Politikerleben — Self (archive footage)2013
  • Who is afraid of Wilhelm Reich? — Self (archive footage)2009
  • Terra X History — Self (archive footage)2000
  • When the Wall Came Tumbling Down: 50 Hours That Changed the World — Self1999
  • New Hyperion or Liberty, Equality, Brotherhood — Self1992
  • Riverboat — Self1992

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Male
Origin
Germany
Active from
1913
Active to
1992
actorgerman audiobook reader
Discogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
239
Total plays
4,246

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Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

  1. Observation of a new particle in the search for the Standard Model Higgs boson with the ATLAS detector at the LHC

    · 2012 · cited 6,796x

  2. Development of criteria for the classification and reporting of osteoarthritis: Classification of osteoarthritis of the knee

    · 1986 · cited 5,543x

  3. Microbial Fuel Cells:  Methodology and Technology

    · 2006 · cited 5,344x

  4. Exercise training increases size of hippocampus and improves memory

    · 2011 · cited 3,958x

  5. Recent developments in Geant4

    · 2016 · cited 3,788x

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Quotes

  • “Auch wenn zwei Staaten in Deutschland existieren, sind sie doch füreinander nicht Ausland; ihre Beziehungen zueinander können nur von besonderer Art sein.”
  • “Wir sind keine Erwählten, wir sind Gewählte. Deshalb suchen wir das Gespräch mit allen, die sich um diese Demokratie bemühen.”
  • “Wir wollen mehr Demokratie wagen.”
  • “Die Zukunft wird nicht gemeistert von denen, die am Vergangenen kleben.”
  • “In our modern world, mass hunger, economic stagnation, environmental catastrophe, political instability, and terrorism cannot be quarantined within national borders.”
  • “[...] ich habe es noch in diesem Sommer erneut zu Papier gebracht: Berlin wird leben, und die Mauer wird fallen.”

via Wikiquote · CC BY-SA

Nobel Prize

  • The Nobel Peace Prize1971

    “for paving the way for a meaningful dialogue between East and West”

NobelPrize.org →

~40 min read

Encyclopedic overview

Personal details BornHerbert Ernst Karl Frahm (1913-12-18)18 December 1913 Free City of Lübeck, German Empire (now Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany)

Died8 October 1992(1992-10-08) (aged 78) Unkel, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

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