Emmy Hennings

German poet, editor (1885–1948)
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Emmy Hennings
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Emmy Hennings

Summary

Emmy Hennings is a human[1]. She was born in Flensburg[2]. She was born on January 17, 1885[3]. She died in Sorengo[4]. She died on August 10, 1948[5]. She worked as a poet[6], writer[7], actor[8], cabaret performer[9], and editor[10]. She ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (199 views/month, #7,242 of 1,000,298).[11]

Key Facts

  • Born in Flensburg[2], Emmy Hennings…
  • Emmy Hennings passed away in Sorengo[4].
  • Emmy Hennings was born on January 17, 1885[3].
  • Emmy Hennings died on August 10, 1948[5].
  • Among Emmy Hennings's spouses was Hugo Ball[12].
  • A child of Emmy Hennings was Annemarie Schütt-Hennings[13].
  • Emmy Hennings held citizenship in Germany[14].
  • Emmy Hennings's professions included poet[6].
  • Emmy Hennings's professions included writer[7].
  • Emmy Hennings worked as an actor[8].
  • Emmy Hennings's professions included cabaret performer[9].
  • Emmy Hennings worked as an editor[10].
  • Emmy Hennings worked as a singer[15].
  • Emmy Hennings's field of work was poetry[16].
  • Emmy Hennings's field of work was German-language literature[17].
  • Emmy Hennings's field of work was acting[18].
  • Emmy Hennings's field of work was cabaret[19].
  • Emmy Hennings's field of work was chanson[20].
  • Emmy Hennings is recorded as female[21].
  • Emmy Hennings's instance of is recorded as human[22].
  • Emmy Hennings is associated with the Dada movement[23].
  • Emmy Hennings's Commons category is recorded as Emmy Hennings[24].
  • Emmy Hennings's archives at is recorded as Swiss Literary Archives[25].
  • Emmy Hennings's family name is recorded as Hennings[26].
  • Emmy Hennings's given name is recorded as Emmy[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: DE[29]

  • Began / founded: 1885-01-17[30]

  • Ended / dissolved: 1948-08-10[31]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 8380d084-59b4-42de-ba86-955c0178f1db[32]

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Origins and Family

Emmy Hennings was born in Flensburg[2]. She was born on January 17, 1885[3].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include poet[6], writer[7], actor[8], cabaret performer[9], editor[10], and singer[15]. Fields of work include poetry[16], a literary form[33]; German-language literature[17], a sub-set of literature[34]; acting[18], a type of arts[35]; cabaret[19]; and chanson[20], a song type[36], founded in 1450[37].

Personal Life

Among Emmy Hennings's spouses was Hugo Ball[12]. A child of her was Annemarie Schütt-Hennings[13].

Death and Burial

Emmy Hennings died on August 10, 1948[5]. She died in Sorengo[4].

Why It Matters

Emmy Hennings ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (199 views/month, #7,242 of 1,000,298).[11] She has Wikipedia articles in 8 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[38] She is known by 10 alternative names across languages and contexts.[39]

FAQs

Where was Emmy Hennings born?

Emmy Hennings was born in Flensburg[2].

Where did Emmy Hennings die?

Emmy Hennings passed away in Sorengo[4].

Who was Emmy Hennings married to?

Emmy Hennings's spouses include Hugo Ball[12].

What did Emmy Hennings do for work?

Emmy Hennings worked as poet[6], writer[7], actor[8], cabaret performer[9], and editor[10].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [12] . Union List of Artist Names. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . WeChangEd. wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [22] . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  7. [13] . wikidata.org.
  8. [16] . wikidata.org.
  9. [17] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [18] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [19] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [20] . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [6] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [7] . wikidata.org.
  15. [8] . wikidata.org.
  16. [9] . wikidata.org.
  17. [10] . WeChangEd. wechanged.ugent.be. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [15] . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [23] . wikidata.org.
  20. [24] . wikidata.org.
  21. [25] . helveticarchives.ch. Retrieved . helveticarchives.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [3] . FemBio database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [5] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [33] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [34] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [35] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [11] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [38] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [39] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 13d ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Documentation files at SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
    Date of birth +1885-01-17T00:00:00Z
    Described by source Lexikon deutschsprachiger Schriftstellerinnen 1800–1945
    Family name Hennings
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