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Egon Erwin Kisch
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Austrian/Czech publicist and writer (1885-1948)
OverviewAI-generated
Egon Erwin Kisch was a writer, journalist, reporter, and actor born in Prague in 1885. He wrote in German and was educated at Charles University. His career included participation in World War I and the Spanish Civil War, where he served in the International Brigades. He was a member of the Communist Party of Germany, the Communist Party of Austria, and the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia.
Kisch died in Prague, New Town, in 1948 from cerebrovascular disease and is buried in Vinohrady Cemetery. He was of Jewish ethnicity and identified as an atheist. His notable works include *Descubrimientos en México*, *Hetzjagd durch die Zeit*, *Klassischer Journalismus*, *Egon Erwin Kisch zum 60. Geburtstag*, and *Der Fall des General-Stabschefs Redl*. He was also associated with the Nazi book burnings.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 29 April 1885
- Died
- 31 March 1948
- Works
- 104
Top works
- Comment j'ai appris que Redl était un espion
- Gesammelte Werke in Einselausgaben
- Descubrimientos en México
- Hetzjagd durch die Zeit
- Klassischer Journalismus
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Film & TV
Prague, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary [now Czech Republic]
Known for
- The Bordellos of Algiers — Bettler1927
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1885-04-29 ) April 29, 1885, Prague , Austria-Hungary
- Died
- March 31, 1948 (1948-03-31) (aged 62), Prague , Czechoslovakia
- Resting place
- Vinohrady Cemetery , Prague
- Political party
- Communist Party of Austria
- Allegiance
- Austria-Hungary
- Branch service
- Austro-Hungarian Army
- Years of service
- 1914–1918
- Unit
- 11th Infantry Regiment
- Battles wars
- First World War Serbian campaign Battle of the Drina Eastern Front (WIA)
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Erwin
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Germany
- Place of birth
- Prague
- Place of death
- New Town
- Occupation
- actor
- Educated at
- Charles University
- Political party
- Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
- Languages spoken
- German
- Religion
- atheism
- Field of work
- reportage
- Conflict
- Spanish Civil War
- Military branch
- International Brigades
- Official website
- www.egon-erwin-kisch.de
- Image
- EgonKischStrathaird1934SamHood.JPG
- Significant event
- Nazi book burnings
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- place of burial
- Vinohrady Cemetery
- Commons category
- Egon Erwin Kisch
- date of birth
- 1885-04-29
- date of death
- 1948-03-31
- birth name
- Egon Kisch
- name in native language
- Egon Erwin Kisch
- cause of death
- cerebrovascular disease
- ethnic group
- Jewish people
- writing language
- German
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Encyclopedic overview
Egon Erwin Kisch (29 April 1885 – 31 March 1948) was an Austro-Hungarian and Czechoslovak writer and journalist, who wrote in German. He styled himself Der Rasende Reporter (The Racing Reporter) for his countless travels to the far corners of the globe and his equally numerous articles produced in a relatively short time (Hetzjagd durch die Zeit, 1925), Kisch was noted for his development of literary reportage, his opposition to Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime, and his Communism.
Biography
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