Hugo Ball

Hugo Ball (February 22, 1886 – September 14, 1927) was a German author and poet.

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Hugo Ball was born in Pirmasens, Germany. He was one of the leading Dada artists. He created the Dada Manifesto in 1916, making a political statment about his views on the terrible state of society and acknowledging his dislike for philosophies in the past claiming to possess the ultimate Truth. The same year as the Manifesto, in 1916, Ball wrote his poem "Karawane," which is a German poem consisting of nonsensical words. The meaning however resides in its meaninglessness, reflecting the chief principle behind Dadaism. Some of his other best known works include the poem collection 7 schizophrene Sonette, the drama Die Nase des Michelangelo, a memoir of the Z?rich period Flight Out of Time: A Dada Diary, and a biography of Hermann Hesse.

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As co-founder of the Cabaret Voltaire in Z?rich, he led the Dada movement in Z?rich, and is one of the people credited with naming the movement "Dada", by allegedly choosing the word at random from a dictionary. He was married to Emmy Hennings, another member of Dada.

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He died in Sant'Abbondio, Switzerland.

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His poem "Gadji beri bimba" was later adapted to song on the Talking Heads album "Fear of Music" as "I Zimbra".

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February 22: February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 312 days remaining, 313 in leap years....

1886: 1886 is a common year starting on Friday (click on link to calendar)...

September 14: September 14 is the 257th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (258th in leap years). There are 108 days remaining....

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