Portrait of Ludwig Fulda
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Author

Ludwig Fulda

German writer (1862–1939)

Born
July 15, 1862, Frankfurt
Died
March 30, 1939, Berlin
Nationality
German Reich
Occupation
Linguist, writer, translator, playwright and poet

Life and work

Ludwig Anton Salomon Fulda (July 7, 1862 – March 7, 1939) was a German playwright and poet, with a strong social commitment. He lived with Moritz Moszkowski's first wife Henriette, née Chaminade, younger sister of pianist and composer Cécile Chaminade.

Biography

He was born in the Free City of Frankfurt. He was a member of the Prussian Academy of Arts and the first president of the PEN of Germany (1925–1932). He visited the United States in 1906 on the invitation of the Germanistic Society.

A Jew, he was removed from his work by the Nazis in 1933. Fulda committed suicide in Berlin in 1939 when he was denied entry into the United States.

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Collection

Books by Ludwig Fulda

1 book