Egon Kisch | |
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Born | |
Died | March 31, 1948 | (aged 62)
Resting place | Vinohrady Cemetery, Prague |
Political party | Communist Party of Austria |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Austria-Hungary |
Branch/service | Austro-Hungarian Navy Austro-Hungarian Army |
Years of service | 1914–1918 |
Unit | 11th Infantry Regiment |
Battles/wars | |
Egon Erwin Kisch (29 April 1885 – 31 March 1948) was an Austro-Hungarian and Czechoslovak writer and journalist, who wrote in German. He styled himself Der Rasende Reporter (The Racing Reporter) for his countless travels to the far corners of the globe and his equally numerous articles produced in a relatively short time (Hetzjagd durch die Zeit, 1925), Kisch was noted for his development of literary reportage, his opposition to Adolf Hitler's Nazi regime, and his Communism.