June, 1875: Lubeck, Germany: German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and 1929 Nobel Prize winner in Literature.
When Hitler came to power in 1933 the anti–fascist Mann fled to Switzerland. He lived in the US from 1939 (when WWII broke out) until 1952. Then, he returned to Switzerland (d. Switzerland, 1955).
Among his many important works:
| 1897 | Little Her Friedemann |
| 1897 | “The Clown” |
| 1901 | Buddenbrooks |
| 1903 | Tristan |
| 1903 | Tonio Kröger |
| 1911 | Felix Kroll |
| 1912 | Death in Venice |
| 1924 | The Magic Mountain |
| 1929 | “Mario and the Magician” |
| 1933–43 | Joseph and His Brothers |
| 1938 | The Coming Victory of Democracy |
| 1939 | Lotte in Weimer: The Beloved Returns |
| 1943 | Listen, Germany! |
| 1947 | Doctor Faustus |
| 1951 | The Holy Sinner |
| 1954 | The Black Swan |
| 1954 | Confessions of Felix Krull, Confidence Man: The Early Years |