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Died. 21 December 1935. (1935-12-21) (aged 45) Gothenburg, Sweden. Occupation. Journalist, author. Kurt Tucholsky ( German: [kʊʁt tu.ˈxɔls.ki] ⓘ; 9 January 1890 – 21 December 1935) was a German journalist, satirist, and writer. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Kaspar Hauser (after the historical figure ), Peter Panter, Theobald Tiger ...
Aug 8, 2019 · German satirist Kurt Tucholsky (1890-1935) relentlessly attacked the Nazis during their rise to power. In one poem he scorned what he saw as the do-nothing attitude of the German public as the danger drew closer.
Apr 12, 2024 · Kurt Tucholsky (born Jan. 9, 1890, Berlin, Ger.—died Dec. 21, 1935, Hindas, near Gothenburg, Swed.) was a German satirical essayist, poet, and critic, best-known for his cabaret songs. After studying law and serving in World War I, Tucholsky left Germany in 1924 and lived first in Paris and after 1929 in Sweden.
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Kurt Tucholsky, the most famous satirist of the Weimar Republic, was born on 9 January 1890 into a well-off family belonging to Berlin's Jewish bourgeoisie; his father was a successful businessman. Tucholsky studied law in Berlin, earning a doctorate in 1915, but he never practiced that profession.
“Germany is an anatomical oddity,” Kurt Tucholsky once wrote. “It writes with its left hand and acts with its right.” He would have known. As the most prominent columnist of the Weimar...
Aug 20, 2012 · Kurt Tucholsky was a truly enigmatic figure. He was one of the most significant journalists of his time: a satirist, a cabaret writer, a socialist and pacifist. And because he wrote so much, he...
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Jun 6, 2014 · The Nazis kept a long list of writers to settle scores with, but one in particular inflamed them: the left-wing satirist Kurt Tucholsky. In magazine articles and comic poems, he took aim at...
