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Heinrich Mann

1871 – 1950

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Wikipedia Summary

Luiz Heinrich Mann, best known as simply Heinrich Mann, was a German-American writer known for his sociopolitical novels. From 1930 until 1933, he was president of the fine poetry division of the Prussian Academy of Arts. His fierce criticism of the growing Fascism and Nazism forced him to flee Germany after the Nazis came to power during 1933. He was the elder brother of writer Thomas Mann.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
March 27, 1871
Lübeck
Date of death
March 11, 1950
Santa Monica
Citizenship

Germany

Occupations & fields
writerpoetnovelistessayistscreenwriterbiographer
Awards & honours
National Prize of East Germany
Notable works
Professor UnratDer Untertan
Field and occupation
německý spisovatel
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