Günter Wilhelm Grass was a German writer, sculptor, painter, and graphic artist, born on October 16, 1927, in Danzig-Langfuhr. He was a member of the literary group Group 47 and is regarded as one of the most significant German post-war writers. His contributions to literature earned him the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1999. Grass's works reflect the complexities of German history and identity and are characterized by their deep political and social engagement.
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Meaning of the name - Gunter
war defender, battle defender
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Günter Grass belongs to the GI Generation group.
Place of Birth: Free City of Danzig
Place of Death: Lübeck
Cause of Death: infection
Educated At: Pestalozzischule | Kunstakademie Düsseldorf | Berlin University of the Arts
Occupation: autobiographer | essayist | printmaker | librettist | novelist | graphic artist | artist | sculptor | painter | lyricist | illustrator | altar server | playwright | poet | writer | photographer | screenwriter
Spouses: Anna Grass | Ute Grass | Anna Schwarz
Children: Helene Grass
Awards Received: honorary citizen of Gdańsk | honorary doctor of the Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań | Theodor Heuss Award | Eckart Witzigmann Prize | Honorary doctor of the University of Gdańsk | Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature | honorary doctor of the University of Lübeck | H.C. Andersen Award | Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft (Hamburg) | honorary doctor of Harvard University | Honorary doctor of the Free University of Berlin | Georg Büchner Prize | Thomas Mann Prize | Samuel-Bogumil-Linde prize | honorary doctorate | Princess of Asturias Literary Prize | Pipe Smoker of the Year | Fontane-Preis | Ernst-Toller-Preis | Deutscher Kritikerpreis | Literature Award of the Bavarian Academy of the Fine Arts | Hans Fallada Prize | Carl-von-Ossietzky-Medaille | Grinzane Cavour Prize | Hermann Kesten Prize | Nobel Prize in Literature
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Ephemeris for October 16, 1927
Note: Moon position is location and time sensitive.Planet | Position (Tropical, Western) | Transits on October 16, 2025 | Secondary Progressions for October 16, 2025 |
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Sun | 22 Libra 20 | 23 Libra 35 | 1 Aquarius 27 |
Moon | 11 Cancer 19 | 29 Leo 20 | 29 Capricorn 46 |
Mercury | 16 Scorpio 47 | 14 Scorpio 25 | 10 Aquarius 29 |
Venus | 12 Virgo 39 | 3 Libra 30 | 22 Sagittarius 20 |
Mars | 23 Libra 45 | 16 Scorpio 41 | 2 Capricorn 40 |
Jupiter | 25 Pisces 26 | 24 Cancer 5 | 29 Pisces 53 |
Saturn | 5 Sagittarius 16 | 26 Pisces 32 | 16 Sagittarius 6 |
Uranus | 0 Aries 35 | 0 Gemini 49 | 0 Aries 17 |
Neptune | 28 Leo 36 | 0 Aries 7 | 28 Leo 30 |
Pluto | 17 Cancer 10 | 1 Aquarius 21 | 15 Cancer 46 |
Rahu | 21 Gemini 41 | 16 Pisces 12 | 16 Gemini 29 |
Ketu | 21 Sagittarius 41 | 16 Virgo 12 | 16 Sagittarius 29 |
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