Expressionistic Writer and Poet. Son of a Jewish factory owner, he studied law at first in Berlin and then at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, where he received his Doctorate of Law in 1913. During his studies, starting in 1910, he began to write poetry and short stories in a grotesque style full of irony and wit. In October 1913, he joined the 2nd Bavarian Infantry Regiment as a volunteer, and his unit was sent right to the front on the Somme when the war broke out in August 1914. He is best known for his 1913 collection "Die Dammerung" as well as his war poems, which are satirical and full of dark humor. His despair at the war and foreshadowing of his own death may be seen in one of his last poems, "Abschied" ("Farewell"), where he writes "Perhaps I'll be dead in 13 days." He was killed in action shortly thereafter.
Expressionistic Writer and Poet. Son of a Jewish factory owner, he studied law at first in Berlin and then at the University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, where he received his Doctorate of Law in 1913. During his studies, starting in 1910, he began to write poetry and short stories in a grotesque style full of irony and wit. In October 1913, he joined the 2nd Bavarian Infantry Regiment as a volunteer, and his unit was sent right to the front on the Somme when the war broke out in August 1914. He is best known for his 1913 collection "Die Dammerung" as well as his war poems, which are satirical and full of dark humor. His despair at the war and foreshadowing of his own death may be seen in one of his last poems, "Abschied" ("Farewell"), where he writes "Perhaps I'll be dead in 13 days." He was killed in action shortly thereafter.
Bio by: Kenneth Gilbert
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