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Kurt Tucholsky
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Jewish-German journalist, satirist and writer (1890–1935)
Kurt Tucholsky was a Jewish-German journalist, satirist, and writer who used sharp wit and social criticism to comment on German politics and society during the early twentieth century. His work matters because he represented a tradition of fearless political satire during a turbulent period in German history, though his life was cut short when he died in 1935.
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- Born
- 9 January 1890
- Died
- 21 December 1935
- Works
- 126
Top works
- Gedichte, die glücklich machen
- Und Überhaupt--
- Schloss Gripsholm
- Freiheitsbaum und Guillotine - Essays aus sechs Jahrzehnten
- Panter, Tiger und andere
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- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Kurt
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Weimar Republic
- Place of birth
- Berlin
- Place of death
- Gothenburg
- Occupation
- librettist
- Educated at
- Französisches Gymnasium Berlin
- Employer
- Vossische Zeitung
- Political party
- Independent Social Democratic Party of Germany
- Languages spoken
- German
- Academic degree
- Doctor of Laws
- Conflict
- World War I
- Image
- TucholskyParis1928.jpg
- Work location
- Hindås
- Residence
- Hindås
- Significant event
- Nazi book burnings
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- Kurt Tucholsky
- date of birth
- 1890-00-00
- date of death
- 1935-12-21
- pseudonym
- Old Shatterhand
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- Kurt Tucholsky
- manner of death
- Suicide
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- Kurt Tucholsky
- cause of death
- drug overdose
- has works in the collection
- National Gallery of Art
- writing language
- German
- name in native language
- Kurt Tucholsky
- ethnic group
- Jewish people
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Encyclopedic overview
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 and Ignaz Wrobel.
A politically engaged journalist and temporary co-editor of the weekly magazine Die Weltbühne, he was also a satirist, an author of satirical political revues, a songwriter, and a poet. He saw himself as a left-wing democrat and pacifist and warned against anti-democratic tendencies — above all in politics and the military — and the threat of Nazism. His fears were confirmed when the Nazis came to power in January 1933. In May of that year he was among the authors whose works were banned as "un-German" and burned; he was also among the first authors and intellectuals whose German citizenship was revoked.
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