Yvan Goll

Yvan Goll (March 29, 1891 – 1950) was a French-German poet who was perfectly bilingual and wrote in both French and German. He had close ties both to the German expressionism and to the French surrealism.

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Due to his pacifism, he escaped to Switzerland to avoid conscription into the army at the outbreak of World War I (he was a German citizen). He wrote many war poems, the most famous being "Requiem for the Dead of Europe".

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March 29: March 29 is the 88th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (89th in Leap years). There are 277 days remaining....

1891: 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar)....

1950: 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar)....

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