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born 6 June 1875 in Lübeck died 12 August 1955 in Zurich |
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| 1894 | moves with mother and siblings to Munich |
| 1898-1900 | publishes fist short story collection while also active as co-editor of satirical magazine "Simplizissimus" |
| 1901 | publishes debut novel "Buddenbrooks" to wide critical and public acclaim |
| 1905 | marries Katia Pringsheim with whom he has six children: Erika, Klaus, Golo, Monika, Elisabeth and Michael |
| 1912 | publishes "Death in Venice" |
| 1918 | publishes "Reflections of a Non-Political Man" as response to brother Heinrich’s anti-war Zola essay |
| 1924 | publishes "The Magic Mountain" |
| 1929 | awarded Nobel Prize for Literature |
| 1933 | following Nazi takeover, he exiles himself from Germany |
| 1938 | emigrates to USA where he is appointed "Visiting Professor" at Princeton University before settling in Los Angeles |
| 1944 | assumes US citizenship and supports F. D. Roosevelt’s re-election campaign |
| 1949 | first visit to post-war Germany |
| 1952 | settles near Zurich |
| 1954 | publishes "Felix Krull" |
