Wolf Biermann
Sign in to saveGerman singer-songwriter and former East German dissident
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1936
- Works
- 57
Top works
- Gedichte, die glücklich machen
- Eine Rede und drei Lieder zu Ehren des Rektors der Heinrich-Heine-Universität
- Zukunftsvisionen
- Feindbilder
- Ermutigung
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Film & TV
Acting · Hamburg, Germany
Karl Wolf Biermann (born 15 November 1936) is a German singer-songwriter, poet, and former East German dissident. He is perhaps best known for the 1968 song "Ermutigung" and his expatriation from East Germany in 1976. Biermann was born in Hamburg, Germany. His mother, Emma (née Dietrich), was a Communist Party activist, and his father, Dagobert Biermann, worked on the Hamburg docks. Biermann's…
Known for
- Biermann — Self2026
- Stasi: A State Against Its People — Self (archive footage)2021
- phoenix persönlich — Self2018
- Stöckl — Self2013
- Schawinski — Self2011
- Erlesen — self2010
- Markus Lanz — Self2008
- Schmidt & Pocher2007
- Fröhlich lesen — Self2005
- Thadeusz — self2005
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 8,238
- Total plays
- 114,004
Tags
liedermacherfolksinger-songwritergermanPolitisches Lied
Karl Wolf Biermann (born 15 November 1936 in Hamburg) is a former East German dissident who works as a German Liedermacher (songwriter). <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Wolf+Biermann">Read more on Last.fm</a>
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
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- Imaging Intracellular Fluorescent Proteins at Nanometer Resolution
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Key facts
- Born
- Karl Wolf Biermann , ( 1936-11-15 ) 15 November 1936 (age 89) , Hamburg , Nazi Germany
- Genres
- Folk music , political ballads
- Occupations
- Singer-songwriter, poet, and dissident
- Years active
- 1960–present
- Label
- Broadside Records
- Website
- wolf-biermann .de
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Key dates
- Born
- 15 November 1936
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Karl
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- German Democratic Republic
- Place of birth
- Hamburg
- Spouse
- Eva-Maria Hagen
- Father
- Dagobert Biermann
- Occupation
- librettist
- Languages spoken
- German
- Student of
- Bertolt Brecht
Article
Karl Wolf Biermann ( German pronunciation: [ˈvɔlf ˈbiːɐ̯ˌman] ; born 15 November 1936) is a German singer-songwriter, poet, and former East German dissident. He is perhaps best known for the 1968 song "Ermutigung" and his expatriation from East Germany in 1976.
Early life and education
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1936 birthsCommanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyCounterculture of the 1960sCounterculture of the 1970sEast German dissidentsEast German emigrants to West GermanyEast German musiciansEast German writersGeorg Büchner Prize winnersGerman-language poetsGerman-language singersGerman male singers