About Wilhelm Ziehr
Born 1938. Wilhelm Ziehr is a German writer, historian, lexicographer, art historian and poet.
Wilhelm Ziehr (born 21 November 1938 in Berlin) is a German writer, historian, and lexicographer.
Life He spent a part of his childhood in Thuringia and went to a high school in Eisenberg (Abitur, 1957)
He studied German and Romance philology at the University of Tübingen and the Sorbonne. He lived in Menorca (1996-2005) and since 2005 he has lived in Potsdam.
Works Schweizer Lexikon, 1991–1993, Weltreise, 1970–1974 Gletscher, Schnee und Eis. Das Lexikon zu Glaziologie, Schnee- und Lawinenforschung in der Schweiz. 1993 Diario del asedio de la fortaleza de San Felipe en la isla de Menorca, 2004 Flügel der Ferne, 2017 Zwischen Mond und ästhetischer Maschine, 2018
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Wilhelm Ziehr was born on 21 November 1938 in Berlin.
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Wilhelm Ziehr is a writer, historian, lexicographer, art historian and poet.
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