Benedict Wells

Benedict Wells was a German and Swiss writer (born 1984). He was born at Munich.

Benedict Wells in brief

Born
1984
Known for
writer
Place of birth
Munich
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Identity and origins

Benedict Wells was recorded at birth as Benedict von Schirach. His recorded language was German.

He was the child of Richard von Schirach. Other recorded relations include Ferdinand von Schirach and Baldur von Schirach.

Catalogued works

21 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library, The Art Institute of Chicago and Wellcome Collection. Their recorded dates run from 1856 to 2015.

Becks letzter Sommer. The End of Loneliness. Hard Land. Fast Genial. Del final de la soledat. Het einde van de eenzaamheid. Yalnizligin Sonu. Die Wahrheit über das Lügen. Vom Ende der Einsamkeit. Wilted Country. Spinner. El fin de la soledad. Life Cast of the Hands and Face of Abraham Lincoln, dated Cast in plaster 1860; cast in bronze by 1888, bronze, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1891.77-79. The Idols, dated 1949, watercolor on paper, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1956.342. From heroin to healing (and steps in between) / a novel by Benedict Shuttleworth., dated [1998], held by Wellcome Collection. Nurses and midwives in Nazi Germany : the "euthanasia programs" / edited by Susan Benedict and Linda Shields., dated 2014, held by Wellcome Collection. The Long Lost Friend : A Collection of Mysterious and Invaluable Arts and Remedies, for Man as Well as Animals: Of Their Virtue and Efficacy in Healing Diseases, etc., the Greater Part of Which Was Never Published Until They Appeared in Print for the First Time in the U.S. in t / Johann Georg Hohman, Penn State University Libraries, Penn State University Libraries., dated 1856, held by Wellcome Collection. Extending the boundaries of care : medical ethics and caring practices / edited by Tamara Kohn and Rosemary McKechnie., dated 1999, held by Wellcome Collection. Totems and teachers : key figures in the history of anthropology / edited by Sydel Silverman., dated [2004], held by Wellcome Collection. Gonorrhoeal and malignant endocarditis and nephritis 1905 First series, dated 1905-1947, held by Wellcome Collection. Physical activity and sport in later life : critical perspectives / edited by Emmanuelle Tulle and Cassandra Phoenix., dated 2015, held by Wellcome Collection.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 2 named public collections.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 2 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue. Wellcome Collection: 11 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

2 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

Chapter 7. Author in the Making: The Balancing Act of Benedict Wells, Agency and Author, 2025. Le Dernier Été, Benedict Wells, Trad. de l’allemand par Dominique Autrand, Slatkine & C ie , 2018, 416 p., 21 €, Esprit, 2018.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 15 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 5 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 5 means 5 genuinely separate publishers of record. 13 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

the recorded working language is German.

The field of work recorded is belletristic literature.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Berlin.

Works named in the authority record are Becks letzter Sommer and The End of Loneliness.

Distinctions recorded are European Union Prize for Literature.

Chronology

  1. 1984Benedict Wells born at Munich.
  2. 2017La Fin de la Solitude digitised by Internet Archive.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  1. 1.

    Chapter 7. Author in the Making: The Balancing Act of Benedict Wells, Agency and Author, 2025

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  2. 2.

    Le Dernier Été, Benedict Wells, Trad. de l’allemand par Dominique Autrand, Slatkine & C ie , 2018, 416 p., 21 €, Esprit, 2018

    scholarly publication · Scholarly

    Consult the source
  3. 3.

    Open Library author record for Benedict Wells (Internet Archive), 15 catalogued works.

    Institutional database · Scholarly · Internet Archive

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  4. 4.

    Internet Archive, 1 digitised item catalogued under Benedict Wells as creator.

    digital repository · Unverified

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  5. 5.

    The Art Institute of Chicago, collection records associated with Benedict Wells.

    museum collection · Unverified · The Art Institute of Chicago

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  6. 6.

    Wellcome Collection catalogue records 11 works naming Benedict Wells.

    museum collection · Unverified · Wellcome Collection

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  7. 7.

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q816886: Benedict Wells

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikimedia Foundation

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  8. 8.

    “Benedict Wells”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

    reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

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