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Lion Feuchtwanger
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Lion Feuchtwanger was a German writer who lived from 1884 to 1958 and is known for his novels that often explored historical themes and social issues. He remains significant in German literature for his contributions during a pivotal period in European history, particularly through his work as an intellectual during the rise of Nazism.
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Munich, Germany
German-Jewish novelist and playwright.
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- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Munich
- Place of death
- Los Angeles
- Occupation
- literary critic
- Languages spoken
- German
- Notable work
- Goya
- Genre
- prose
- Image
- Lion Feuchtwanger.jpg
- Work location
- Pacific Palisades
- Significant event
- Nazi book burnings
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- Category:Lion Feuchtwanger
- name in native language
- Lion Feuchtwanger
- place of burial
- Woodlawn Memorial Cemetery
- Commons category
- Lion Feuchtwanger
- date of birth
- 1884-07-07
- date of death
- 1958-12-22
- nominated for
- Nobel Prize in Literature
- ethnic group
- Jewish people
- cause of death
- stomach cancer
- pseudonym
- J. L. Wetcheek
- P8168
- Balinghem
- has works in the collection
- Anne Frank House
- manner of death
- natural causes
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Works in European collections
4 objects attributed to Lion Feuchtwanger, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Lion Feuchtwanger ( German: [ˈliːɔn ˈfɔʏçtˌvaŋɐ] ; 7 July 1884 – 21 December 1958) was a German Jewish novelist and playwright. A prominent figure in the literary world of Weimar Germany, he influenced contemporaries including playwright Bertolt Brecht.
Feuchtwanger's Judaism and fierce criticism of the Nazi Party, years before it assumed power, ensured that he would be a target of government-sponsored persecution after Adolf Hitler's appointment as chancellor of Germany in January 1933. Following a brief period of internment in France and a harrowing escape from continental Europe, he found asylum in the United States, where he died in 1958.
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