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Egon Erwin Kisch

Austrian/Czech publicist and writer (1885-1948)
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Egon Erwin Kisch
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Facts

34 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[22]
Date of birth
April 29, 1885
Date of death
March 31, 1948
Place of birth
Prague, Prague[10]
Place of death
Prague, New Town[11]
Country of citizenship
Czechoslovakia, Austria–Hungary, Austria, Germany[14][15][16][17]
Ethnic group
Jewish people[18]
Occupation
writer, journalist, reporter, feature writer, actor
Field of work
reportage[19]
Educated at
Charles University[20]
Religion or worldview
atheism[21]
Member of political party
Communist Party of Germany, Communist Party of Austria, Communist Party of Czechoslovakia[23][24][25]
Spouse
Gisela Kisch[13]
Sibling
Paul Kisch, Bedrich Kisch
Official website
www.egon-erwin-kisch.de, www.egon-erwin-kisch.de[35][36]
Cause of death
cerebrovascular disease[28]
Languages spoken, written or signed
German[41]
Archives at
Archive of the Academy of Arts[27]
Birth name
Egon Kisch
Described by source
Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978), Faces of Moscow, Neue Deutsche Biographie[38][39][40]
Different from
Ervin Egon Kis
Family name
Kisch[31]
Given name
Egon, Erwin[32][33]
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Manner of death
natural causes[37]
Military branch
International Brigades[26]
Name in native language
Egon Erwin Kisch
P14536
356461
P14750
2C1F-195C-4696-A5E4-037E
Participated in conflict
World War I, Spanish Civil War[29][30]
Personal library at
Museum of Czech Literature
Place of burial
Vinohrady Cemetery[12]
Significant event
Nazi book burnings[34]
Writing language
German
🏷️ Also known as
en Egon Erwin Kisch en Egon Kisch ar ايغون كيش cs Egon Ervín Kisch cs Kisch de Egon Kisch de Erwin Egon Kisch el Έγκον Κις el Έγκον Έρβιν Κις es Egon Kisch fr Egon Kisch he אגון קיש it Egon Kisch ja エーゴン・キッシュ ja エゴン・エルヴィン・キッシュ ko 에곤 키쉬 pl Egon Kisch pt Egon Kisch ru Киш, Эгон Эрвин ru Эгон Эрвин Киш
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Library of Congress authority ID
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Amazon author ID
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Australian Dictionary of Biography ID
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BHCL UUID
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Jewish Encyclopedia ID (Russian)
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Journalistikon.de ID
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KBR person ID
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Kinobox person ID
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Labour Australia ID
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LibraryThing author ID
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NE.se ID
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NL CR AUT ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NLB authority ID (Belarus)
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NLP ID
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NSK (VIAF) ID
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NSK ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Brazil ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
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National Library of Lithuania ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
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Obálky knih ID
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Online PWN Encyclopedia ID
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Open Library ID
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Open Library subject ID
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Oxford Reference overview ID
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PARES ID
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PM20 folder ID
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PMB – Personen der Moderne Basis person ID
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PORT person ID
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People Australia ID
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Perlentaucher ID
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Project Gutenberg author ID
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Projekt Gutenberg-DE author ID
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RKDartists ID
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Regensburg Classification
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SELIBR ID
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SHARE Catalogue author ID
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SNK ID
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SVKKL authority ID
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Slovak National Library (VIAF) ID
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TMDB person ID
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The StoryGraph author ID
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Topic's main category
Category:Egon Erwin Kisch
Treccani ID
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Treccani's Enciclopedia Italiana ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID
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University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
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Unz Review author ID
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Vatican Library VcBA ID
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Vienna History Wiki ID
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Visuotinė lietuvių enciklopedija ID
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Wolfram Language entity code
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WorldCat Entities ID
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YIVO Encyclopedia of Jews in Eastern Europe ID
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Yale LUX ID
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ČSFD person ID
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Country of citizenship 4
Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Austria–Hungary
Occupation 4
actor, writer, journalist, reporter
Member of political party 3
Communist Party of Germany, Communist Party of Austria, Communist Party of Czechoslovakia
Given name 2
Egon, Erwin
Participated in conflict 2
World War I, Spanish Civil War
Cause of death 1
cerebrovascular disease
Educated at 1
Charles University
FactGrid item ID 1
Universal Zulu Nation
Field of work 1
reportage
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
German
Manner of death 1
natural causes
Military branch 1
International Brigades
Place of birth 1
Prague
Place of burial 1
Vinohrady Cemetery
Place of death 1
Prague
Religion or worldview 1
atheism
Sex or gender 1
male
Significant event 1
Nazi book burnings
Writing language 1
German
← SNARC ID 1
Buca district
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Summary

Egon Erwin Kisch was born on April 29, 1885[1], in Prague[2]. He died on March 31, 1948[3], in Prague[4]. He worked as a writer[5], journalist[6], reporter[7], feature writer[8], and actor[9].

FAQs

Where was Egon Erwin Kisch born?

Egon Erwin Kisch was born in Prague[2].

Where did Egon Erwin Kisch die?

Egon Erwin Kisch died in Prague[4].

Who was Egon Erwin Kisch married to?

Egon Erwin Kisch's spouses include Gisela Kisch[13].

What did Egon Erwin Kisch do for work?

Egon Erwin Kisch worked as a writer[5], journalist[6], reporter[7], feature writer[8], and actor[9].

Where did Egon Erwin Kisch go to school?

Egon Erwin Kisch was educated at Charles University[20].

Related Entities

Austria Austria–Hungary Charles University Czechoslovakia Germany

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1969–1978). Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [11] ↑ . Collection of Registry Books at Prague City Archives. katalog.ahmp.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  5. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [13] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . LIBRIS. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [9] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [12] ↑ . BillionGraves. wikidata.org.
  22. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . kalliope-verbund.info. kalliope-verbund.info. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . katalog.ahmp.cz. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . Catalog of the German National Library. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . Deutsche Biographie. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  5. 12w ago · Pallor · 2026-08-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 2C1F-195C-4696-A5E4-037E
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  6. 18w ago · Printstream · 2026-06-26 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  7. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → p0044516-Kisch-Egon-Erwin-18851948
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  8. 26w ago · Einebillion · 2026-05-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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