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Harun Farocki
German filmmaker, author, and lecturer in film (1944–2014)
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| Born | Harun El Osman Faroqhi (1944-01-09)9 January 1944 Neutitschein, Czech Republic |
| Died | 30 July 2014(2014-07-30) (aged 70) |
| Occupation | Filmmaker, writer |
| Nationality | German |
| Spouse | Ursula Lefkes (m. 1966; died 1996)Antje Ehmann (m. 2001) |
| Children | 2 |
Harun Farocki (9 January 1944 – 30 July 2014) was a German filmmaker, author, and lecturer in film.[1]
Early life and education
Farocki was born as Harun El Usman Faroqhi[2] in Neutitschein, which is now Nový Jičín in the Czech Republic.
His father, Abdul Qudus Faroqui, had immigrated to Germany from India in the 1920s. His German mother had been evacuated from Berlin due to the Allied bombing of Germany.[3][4] He simplified the spelling of his surname