Johannes R. Becher
Becher was a German poet, politician, novelist, writer, resistance fighter and songwriter (1891–1958). He was born in Munich and died in East Berlin.
Also recorded as Iogannes R. Bekher · I. R. Bekher · Johannes Robert Becher
Johannes R. Becher
Otto Donath · Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-M0213-0307 / Otto Donath / CC-BY-SA 3.0 · This image was provided to Wikimedia Commons by the German Federal Archive (Deutsches Bundesarchiv) as part of a cooperation project. The German Federal Archive guarantees an authentic representation · CC BY-SA 3.0 de
- Born
- 1891
- Died
- 1958
- Nationality
- German Democratic Republic · Weimar Republic · German Empire
- Occupation
- poet · politician · novelist · writer · resistance fighter · songwriter · literary editor · librettist
VALÉORINE Encyclopedia
VALÉORINE documentary reading
Documentary summary
Becher was a German poet, politician, novelist, writer, resistance fighter and songwriter (1891–1958). He was born in Munich and died in East Berlin.
Admitted source layer · organised and presented by VALÉORINE
Note VALÉORINE
No house-authored Note is published until its assertions and sources pass the VALÉORINE evidence contract. The documentary article remains available in full while that enrichment is being consolidated.
Documentary enrichment in progress · no unsupported statement published
Reference Check
Propose documentary evidence for Johannes R. Becher. A contribution is never written directly as fact: identity, source, rights and evidence gates still decide.
Sign in to contribute
Documentary evidence
Evidence Panel
not yet certified
- Identity
- resolved
- Independent source families
- 0
- Admitted assertions
- 0
- Open conflicts
- 0
Authority files
wikidata · Q58057 · wikipedia · Johannes R. Becher
In this article
Identity and origins
Identity and origins
Becher was recorded at birth as Johannes Robert Becher. The authorities additionally record the headings Iogannes R. Bekher and Johannes Robert Becher. His recorded language was German. He was the child of Heinrich Becher. He married Lilly Becher and Käthe Becher.
Career and activity
Career and activity
Recorded positions include minister of culture and member of the Volkskammer. He belonged to Academy of Arts of the GDR, National Committee for a Free Germany, Central Committee of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany and Association of Proletarian-Revolutionary Authors. He worked at Tashkent, Moscow and Berlin.
For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Zentralbild-Illner 23.11.1953 Festliche Kundgebung am Vorabend der Verlegerkonferenz. Am Vorabend der Verlegerkonferenz 1953, die vom Amt für Literatur- und Verlagswesen der Deutschen Demokratischen Republik einberufen worden war, fand a
Illner · Bundesarchiv, Bild 183-22387-0001 / Illner / CC-BY-SA 3.0 · This image was provided to Wikimedia Commons by the German Federal Archive (Deutsches Bundesarchiv) as part of a cooperation project. The German Federal Archive guarantees an authentic representation
Original image description from the Deutsche Fotothek Blick auf die Bühne mit den Kultur- und SED-Funktionären während der Rede von Johannes R. Becher
Roger Rössing / Renate Rössing · Deutsche Fotothek
Life and career
Dated record
Life and career
The full dated record · 2 entries
1891
Johannes R. Becher was born in 1891.
1958
Johannes R. Becher died at East Berlin.
References
Citations
References
Each reference names the institution holding it, so a reader may go to the document itself.
reference work
Wikidata, structured authority record Q58057: Johannes R. BecherWikimedia Foundation
Partially resolvedreference work
Partially resolved
Further particulars
Held on the record
Further particulars
Open the remaining particulars
Becher received National Prize of East Germany, Patriotic Order of Merit in Silver, International Stalin Prize for Peace and Honorary doctor of the Humboldt University of Berlin. Becher is recorded as German Democratic Republic, Weimar Republic and German Empire. The identifiers under which Johannes R. Becher may be traced in institutional catalogues.
Recognition and collections
The Encyclopedia exists whether or not anything is for sale. Corrections are recorded rather than overwritten, and every version of this record is kept. Published 14 August 2026.
Elsewhere in Books
38,624 published records in this field, each with its sources named.
- Johannes MurmelliusAuthor
- Johannes PfefferkornAuthor
- Johannes PlaviusAuthor
- Johannes PolyanderAuthor
- Johannes ReinkeAuthor
- Johannes ScherrAuthor
- Johannes SemperAuthor
- Johannes Theodor BaargeldAuthor
Best supported in this field
For owners
Own a work by Johannes R. Becher?
A specialist will read what you send and tell you what the house can establish, what it cannot, and whether the object is suited to sale. There is no charge and no obligation. The object stays with you throughout; nothing is shipped to us unless it is arranged in writing beforehand.