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Kurt Tucholsky was a German journalist, satirist, and writer. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Kaspar Hauser, Peter Panter, Theobald Tiger and Ignaz Wrobel.
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Born 9 January 1890 · Died 21 December 1935 · Q57386
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The Swedish branch of PEN International started awarding the Tucholsky Prize, a 150 000 SEK grant in memory of Kurt Tucholsky, to a persecuted, threatened or exiled writer or publicist
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Dalida recorded “ Nein, Zärtlich bist du nicht”, which is a Tucholsky’s poem “Sie Zu Ihm” turned into a pop song by Hanne Haller
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Died 1935-12-21.
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Career landmark: Nazi book burnings.
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As a deputy sergeant and field police inspector
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It was renamed Die Weltbühne: Zeitschrift für Politik/Kunst/Wirtschaft ("The World Stage: Magazine for Politics/Art/Economics)
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Tucholsky published a tale in which he adopted a fresh and playful tone (which was unusual for that time) and which made him known to a wider audience for the first time
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Began studying law in Berlin in October of the same year, then spent his second semester in Geneva at the start of 1910
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The weekly satirical magazine Ulk ("Prank") published the short text Märchen ("Fairy Tale"), in which the 17-year-old Tucholsky made fun of Kaiser Wilhelm II's cultural tastes
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Transferred to the Royal Wilhelm Gymnasium; he failed out of gymnasium in 1907 and subsequently prepared for his Abitur with the help of a private tutor
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Upon his family's return to Berlin, Kurt Tucholsky attended the French Grammar School (Französisches Gymnasium Berlin)
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Born 1890-01-09.
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And had three children with her: Kurt, their eldest son, Fritz and Ellen
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