Karl Kraus
1874 – 1936 · aged 62
Austrian playwright and publicist (1874–1936)
- Born
- 28 Apr 1874 · Jičín
- Died
- 12 Jun 1936 · Vienna
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- 28 Apr 1874BornBorn in Jičín
- 12 Jun 1936DiedDied in Vienna
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Major world events during their lifetime (1874 – 1936).
- 18961896 Summer Olympics
- 1898Spanish–American War
- 1904 – 1905Russo-Japanese War
- 1914 – 1918World War I
- 1915 – 1923Armenian genocide
- 1917Balfour Declaration
- 1917February Revolution
- 1917October Revolution
- 1917 – 1922Russian Civil War
- 1919 – 1920Paris Peace Conference
- 1920Treaty of Versailles
- 1933 – 1945The Holocaust
- 19341934 FIFA World Cup
- 19361936 Summer Olympics
Biography
Karl Kraus (Austrian German: [kraʊs]; 28 April 1874 – 12 June 1936) was an Austrian writer and journalist, known as a satirist, essayist, aphorist, playwright and poet. He directed his satire at the press, German culture, and German and Austrian politics. He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature three times.
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