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Egon Erwin Kisch

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Also known as Egon Kisch

Austrian/Czech publicist and writer (1885-1948)

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Egon Erwin Kisch was a male writer, journalist, reporter, and actor born in Prague in 1885. He held citizenship in Austria–Hungary, Austria, Germany, and Czechoslovakia. Kisch was educated at Charles University and spoke German. He was an atheist and participated in World War I and the Spanish Civil War, serving in the International Brigades.

He was a member of the Communist Party of Germany, the Communist Party of Austria, and the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. His notable works include *Descubrimientos en México*, *Hetzjagd durch die Zeit*, *Klassischer Journalismus*, and *Der Fall des General-Stabschefs Redl*. Kisch was associated with the Nazi book burnings. He died in Prague, New Town, on 31 March 1948 from cerebrovascular disease and is buried in Vinohrady Cemetery.

Synthesized by Vinony from 37 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, MusicBrainz, Crossref, Last.fm, TMDb, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Person · Open Library

Born
29 April 1885
Died
31 March 1948
Works
104

Top works

  • Comment j'ai appris que Redl était un espion
  • Gesammelte Werke in Einselausgaben
  • Descubrimientos en México
  • Hetzjagd durch die Zeit
  • Klassischer Journalismus

via Open Library + Wikidata

Film & TV

Writing · Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]

Known for

  • The Bordellos of Algiers — Bettler1927

via TMDB

Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Active from
1885
Active to
1948

via MusicBrainz · CC0

Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
14
Total plays
89

<a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Egon+Erwin+Kisch">Read more on Last.fm</a>

via Last.fm · Egon Erwin Kisch

Key facts

Born
( 1885-04-29 ) April 29, 1885, Prague , Austria-Hungary
Died
March 31, 1948 (1948-03-31) (aged 62), Prague , Czechoslovakia
Resting place
Vinohrady Cemetery , Prague
Political party
Communist Party of Austria
Allegiance
Austria-Hungary
Branch service
Austro-Hungarian Army
Years of service
1914–1918
Unit
11th Infantry Regiment
Battles wars
First World War Serbian campaign Battle of the Drina Eastern Front (WIA)

via Wikipedia infobox

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Encyclopedic overview

Egon Erwin Kisch (29 April 1885 – 31 March 1948) was an Austro-Hungarian and Czechoslovak writer and journalist, who wrote in German. He styled himself Der Rasende Reporter (The Racing Reporter) for his countless travels to the far corners of the globe and his equally numerous articles produced in a relatively short time (Hetzjagd durch die Zeit, 1925), Kisch was noted for his development of literary reportage, his opposition to Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime, and his Communism.

Biography

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