Kurt Tucholsky

Kurt Tucholsky (Berlin, January 9, 1890 – December 21, 1935 in Gothenburg) was a German journalist, satirist and writer. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Kaspar Hauser, Peter Panter, Theobald Tiger und Ignaz Wrobel.

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Berlin - January 9 - 1890 - December 21 - 1935 - Gothenburg - German - Journalist - Satirist - Pseudonym

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Tucholsky was one of the most important jounalists of the Weimar Republic. As a politically engaged journalist and temporary co-editor of the weekly magazine Die Weltbühne he proved himself to be a social critic in the tradition of Heinrich Heine. He was simultaneously 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, the military und justice - and the threat of National Socialism. His fears were confirmed when the Nazis came to power in 1933: his books were burned and he lost his citizenship.

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Weimar Republic - ''Die Weltbühne'' - Heinrich Heine - Left-wing - Democrat - Pacifist - Politics - Military - Justice - National Socialism - 1933

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