Karl Kraus

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Karl Kraus was an Austrian writer and satirist renowned for his sharp critiques of journalism, politics, and language in early 20th-century Vienna.

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Karl Kraus canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf essayist
human
journalist
playwright
poet
satirist
writer
causeOfDeath stroke
convertedFrom Judaism
countryOfCitizenship Austria
dateOfBirth 1874-04-28
dateOfDeath 1936-06-12
describedBySource Encyclopaedia Britannica
German-language literary histories
educatedAt University of Vienna
endTimeOfActivity 1930s
ethnicGroup Jews
surface form: Jewish people
familyName Kraus
founded Die Fackel
genre drama
essay
satire
givenName Karl
knownFor critique of journalism
critique of language
critique of politics
languageOfWorkOrName German
movement Austrian modernism
Austrian modernism
surface form: Vienna modernism
name Karl Kraus self-link
notableWork Die Fackel
Die letzten Tage der Menschheit
Sprüche und Widersprüche
occupation editor
journalist
publisher
satirist
writer
placeOfBirth Austrian Habsburg Monarchy
surface form: Austrian Empire

Jičín
Kingdom of Bohemia
placeOfDeath Austria
Vienna
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Vienna
sexOrGender male
startTimeOfActivity 1890s
workLocation Vienna

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Jonathan Franzen influencedBy Karl Kraus
The Kraus Project subject Karl Kraus
Karl Kraus name Karl Kraus self-link