Gunter Demnig
German artist · Germany · On the map · Artists · Born 1947 · age 79
Gunter Demnig is a German artist. He is best known for his Stolperstein memorials to the victims of Nazi persecution, including Jews, homosexuals, Romani and disabled people. The project places engraved brass stones in front of a former residence for a Holocaust victim who was deported and murdered by Nazi Germany.
Gunter Demnig is read about 139 times a day, in 22 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 6 November 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 101 days, one point a day.
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2025Officer of the Order of Orange-NassauAward2019Order of Merit of North Rhine-WestphaliaAward2015Eugen Kogon AwardAward2014Berliner BärAward2012Erich-Kästner awardAwardOrder of Merit of Baden-WürttembergAward2011Otto Hirsch MedalAward2010RheinlandtalerAward2009Erich Mühsam AwardAward2005Alfred Toepfer MedalAwardCross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of GermanyAwardObermayer German Jewish History AwardsAward1947Born27 October 1947
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Gunter Demnig (2019)![{{cite web|title=Orte & Biografien der Stolpersteine in Berlin: Max Kallmann|url=https://www.stolpersteine-berlin.de/en/biografie/6622|publisher=Stolpersteine in Berlin|language=de}}\nHERE LIVED\nMax Kallmann\nBorn 1899\nEscaped to France\nDeported 30 June 1944 \nMurdered in Auschwitz"}},"i":0}}]}" id="mwWA">A Stolperstein in Berlin memorializing Max Kallmann. It reads:[5]
HERE LIVED
Max Kallmann
Born 1899
Escaped to France
Deported 30 June 1944
Murdered in Auschwitz](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Stolperstein_Dahlmannstr_1_%28Charl%29_Max_Kallmann.jpg/1280px-Stolperstein_Dahlmannstr_1_%28Charl%29_Max_Kallmann.jpg)
{{cite web|title=Orte & Biografien der Stolpersteine in Berlin: Max Kallmann|url=https://www.stolpersteine-berlin.de/en/biografie/6622|publisher=Stolpersteine in Berlin|language=de}}\nHERE LIVED\nMax Kallmann\nBorn 1899\nEscaped to France\nDeported 30 June 1944 \nMurdered in Auschwitz"}},"i":0}}]}" id="mwWA">A Stolperstein in Berlin memorializing Max Kallmann. It reads:[5]
HERE LIVED
Max Kallmann
Born 1899
Escaped to France
Deported 30 June 1944
Murdered in AuschwitzAwards
About this person
The memorial effort began in Germany and has since spread, with more than 100,000 stones placed across 26 countries in Europe.
Country
Germany
Category
Artists
Type
Artist
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1947 · age 79
