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Franz Pfemfert (German journalist, editor and photographer)

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Date of birth
1879-11-20
Place of birth
Giżycko
Date of death
1954-05-26
Place of death
Ciudad de México

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Franz Pfemfert (20 November 1879, Lötzen, East Prussia (now Giżycko, Poland) – 26 May 1954, Mexico City) was a German journalist, editor of Die Aktion, literary critic, politician and portrait photographer. Pfemfert occasionally wrote under the pseudonym U. Gaday (derived from Russian "ugadaj", dt: "guess").

In 1911 he married Alexandra Ramm, who had moved to Berlin from Russia and who was involved in Russian translations.

Pfemfert was involved in founding the Antinationale Sozialisten-Partei (Antinational Socialist Party), originally a clandestine organisation founded in 1915. Die Aktion became its official organ following the German Revolution in November 1918.

He subsequently became close friends with Leon Trotsky, even though he maintained quite distinct political views.

After the Nazi seizure of power, Pfemfert fled to Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia. Here the Czech stalinists called for his deportation.

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Goodreads Author ID
7177380
ISNI
0000 0000 6319 8465
LibraryThing Author
franzpfemfert
OpenLibrary Author ID
OL2476036A
VIAF
67262203
Wikidata ID
Q67111

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