Kurt Tucholsky(1890-1935)
- Writer
Tucholsky was born of Jewish parents in Berlin. Studied law. His Jewish
origin and left-wing conviction soon brought him into conflict with the
right wing German movements and caused him to leave Germany as early as
1924. Writer for the famous German literary and political periodical
Die Weltbühne (1918-1933). Published various short stories, literary
criticism and pamphlets using various pseudonyms, including "Peter
Panter", "Theobald Tiger", "Ignaz Wrobel" and "Kaspar Hauser". In 1930
he moved to Hindås, near Gothenburg, Sweden, where he committed suicide
in 1935.
