Thomas Mann

@Writers, Timeline and Childhood ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Thomas Mann was a Nobel Prize winning German novelist, short story writer, and philanthropist Nobel Laureates In Literature German Swiss Writers Novelists Short Story Writers Essayists Gemini Celebrities Thomas Mann was a Nobel Prize winning German novelist, short story writer, and philanthropist. He had to flee his country, never to return, due to the impositions on free press by Hitler. His ironic epic novels and novellas are known for their insight into the psychology of the artist and the intellectuals. He used modernised German and Biblical stories along with the ideas of Goethe, Nietzsche and Schopenhauer. With the outbreak of World War II, Mann escaped to Switzerland and from there, he immigrated to the United States. He hated school and could not meet up to its requirements till the end of his schooling. According to him, education should be acquired in a free and autodidactic manner, and not under the pressures of official instruction. From the beginning of nineteenth century, his writings were translated by H T Lowe Porter. He was a member of the Hanseatic Mann family and portrayed his family and class in the novel Buddenbrooks. He wrote diaries during his lifetime, and these were kept sealed even after his death. They were unsealed almost twenty years after his death. They revealed his struggles with bisexuality, the reflections of which could be found in his writings. His older brother, Heinrich Mann, was also a radical writer.

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Birthday: June 6, 1875 Died on: August 12, 1955 Nationality: German, Swiss Famous: Nobel Laureates In Literature, Writers, Novelists, Short Story Writers, Essayists Spouses: Katia Pringsheim Siblings: Carla Mann, Heinrich Mann, Julia Mann, Viktor Mann Known as: Paul Thomas Mann Information Detail Birthday June 6, 1875 Died on August 12, 1955 Nationality German, Swiss Famous Nobel Laureates In Literature, Writers, Novelists, Short Story Writers, Essayists Spouses Katia Pringsheim Siblings Carla Mann, Heinrich Mann, Julia Mann, Viktor Mann Known as Paul Thomas Mann Universities Technical University of Munich Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich Birth Place Lübeck, Germany Born Country Germany Religion Lutheran Gender Male Father Thomas Johann Heinrich Mann Mother Júlia da Silva Bruhns Sun Sign Gemini Born in Lübeck, Germany Famous as Novelist, Short Story Writer Died at Age 80

Lübeck, Germany

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He was in love with Katia Pringsheim, daughter of a wealthy, secular, Jewish family. He married her in 1905, and the couple had six children. She later joined the Lutheran church. Unsplash Personal Life

He travelled a lot and went to places like Spain, Warsaw and London. He was invited to be the guest of honour of the newly established PEN club in London Unsplash Personal Life

He was suffering from atherosclerosis and died on August 12, 1955 due to its complications, in a hospital in Zurich. He was buried in Kilchberg. Unsplash Personal Life

Paul Thomas Mann was born on June 6, 1875 in Free City of Lübeck, German Empire. He was the second son of Thomas Johann Mann and Julia da Silva Bruhns. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

His father was a senator and grain merchant who followed the Lutheran religion. His mother was a Brazilian of German and Portuguese ancestry and followed the Roman Catholic faith. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He completed his schooling from the science division of Lubeck Gymnasium School with great difficulty, and then spent time at the Ludwig Maximillians University of Munich and Technical University of Munich. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

He studied history, economics, art history and literature at the university to educate himself about the happenings around, in preparation for his career in journalism. Unsplash Childhood & Early Life

Mann lived the major part of his adult life in Munich. He started his career with the South German Fire Insurance Company, after the family grain business was liquidated, following his father’s death. Unsplash Career

He started his writing career when he began writing for simplicissimus. His first published work was the short story ‘Little Mr.Friedemann’ in 1898. Unsplash Career

In 1901, the epic Buddenbrooks was published and gave him popular recognition. The inspiration for the story was his family. It paints the picture of the decline of a merchant family over three generations. Unsplash Career

The tetralogy ‘Joseph and his brothers’ is the largest and most noteworthy of Mann’s works. It is an epic novel which was written over a period of nineteen years. Unsplash Career

In 1903, the volume of a collection of short stories ‘Tristan’ was published. Of this, the North-South artist’s novella ‘Tonio Kroger’ is considered the most distinguished. Unsplash Career

His first collection of stories ‘Der Kleine Herr Friedemann’ was published in 1898. The success and popularity of his first publication motivated him to write more novellas. Unsplash Major Works

When in Rome, he began to write the novel ‘Buddenbrooks’ which was published in 1901. This is the all time favourite of the German public - even today over a million copies are in circulation. Unsplash Major Works

Information	Detail
Birthday	June 6, 1875
Died on	August 12, 1955
Nationality	German, Swiss
Famous	Nobel Laureates In Literature, Writers, Novelists, Short Story Writers, Essayists
Spouses	Katia Pringsheim
Siblings	Carla Mann, Heinrich Mann, Julia Mann, Viktor Mann
Known as	Paul Thomas Mann
Universities	Technical University of Munich Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Birth Place	Lübeck, Germany
Born Country	Germany
Religion	Lutheran
Gender	Male
Father	Thomas Johann Heinrich Mann
Mother	Júlia da Silva Bruhns
Sun Sign	Gemini
Born in	Lübeck, Germany
Famous as	Novelist, Short Story Writer
Died at Age	80

Thomas Mann

German

Jun 6, 1875

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Lübeck, Germany