Image by jplenio on Pixabay · Pixabay License
Ludwig Renn
Sign in to saveAlso known as Arnold Friedrich Vieth von Golßenau, Arnold Vieth
German writer (1889-1979)
OverviewAI-generated
Ludwig Renn (1889–1979) was a German politician, writer, historian, and Esperantist. Born in Dresden and educated at the University of Göttingen, the University of Vienna, and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München, he held citizenship in Germany and the German Democratic Republic. He was a member of the Communist Party of Germany and the Socialist Unity Party of Germany.
Renn participated in World War I and the Spanish Civil War, serving in the International Brigades. His literary works, written in German, include *War*, *Trini*, *Nobi*, *Camilo*, *Herniu*, *Nachkrieg*, and *戰爭*. He was described by the Armenian Soviet Encyclopedia and was associated with the Nazi book burnings.
He received the Order of Karl Marx, the National Prize of East Germany, and the Star of People's Friendship. Renn died in Berlin and was buried at Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde.
Synthesized by Vinony from 26 facts across 3 sources: Wikidata, Open Library, Europeana Sparql. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 22 April 1889
- Died
- 21 July 1979
- Works
- 49
via Open Library + Wikidata
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Ludwig
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Dresden
- Place of death
- Berlin
- Occupation
- historian
- Educated at
- Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
- Political party
- Socialist Unity Party of Germany
- Languages spoken
- German
- Conflict
- Spanish Civil War
- Military branch
- International Brigades
- Image
- Ludwig Renn.jpg
- Significant event
- Nazi book burnings
Show 7 more facts
- Commons category
- Ludwig Renn
- date of birth
- 1889-04-22
- date of death
- 1979-07-21
- name in native language
- Ludwig Renn
- place of burial
- Zentralfriedhof Friedrichsfelde
- writing language
- German
- P8168
- Chaumont
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
Works in European collections
1 object attributed to Ludwig Renn, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana