Erich Mühsam

Erich Mühsam (6 April 1878 in Berlin, Germany – 10 July 1934 Oranienburg Concentration Camp) (also spelled Muehsam or Muhsam) was an German-Jewish anarchist, writer, poet, dramatist and cabaret performer.

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6 April - 1878 - Berlin - Germany - 10 July - 1934 - Oranienburg - Concentration Camp

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Both a Bohemian intellectual and a prolific poet and dramatist, Mühsam emerged at the end of World War I as one of the leading agitators for a federated Soviet Republic in Bavaria. However, Mühsam achieved international prominence during the years of the Weimar Republic (1919-1933) for works which bitterly satirized Adolf Hitler and condemned Nazism before Hitler came to power in 1933.

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Bohemian intellectual - Poet - Dramatist - World War I - Federated - Soviet Republic - Bavaria - Weimar Republic - 1919 - 1933 - Satirized - Adolf Hitler - Nazism

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