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Lion Feuchtwanger

Lion Feuchtwanger, German author and playwright (died 1958)

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Born
July 7, 1884
Died
December 21, 1958
Zodiac sign
Cancer
Birth year
1884

About Lion Feuchtwanger

Lion Feuchtwanger was a German Jewish novelist and playwright. A prominent figure in the literary world of Weimar Germany, he influenced contemporaries including playwright Bertolt Brecht. He was the oldest in a family of nine siblings of whom another two, Martin and Ludwig Feuchtwanger, also became authors; Ludwig's son was the London-based historian Edgar Feuchtwanger (1924–2025). Feuchtwanger made his first attempt at writing while still a secondary-school student and won an award. After the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, Feuchtwanger served in the German military (November 1914), but was released early for health reasons. After studying a variety of subjects, he became a theatre critic and founded the culture magazine Der Spiegel in 1908 (no connection to the post-WWII magazine of the same name).

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Lion Feuchtwanger timeline

  1. After studying a variety of subjects, he became a theatre critic and founded the culture magazine Der Spiegel in 1908 (no connection to the post-WWII magazine of the same name).
  2. After the outbreak of the First World War in 1914, Feuchtwanger served in the German military (November 1914), but was released early for health reasons.
  3. He was the oldest in a family of nine siblings of whom another two, Martin and Ludwig Feuchtwanger, also became authors; Ludwig's son was the London-based historian Edgar Feuchtwanger (1924–2025).

The world when Lion Feuchtwanger was born

Lion Feuchtwanger was born in 1884. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineGrover Cleveland elected president
  • Technology milestoneFirst roller coaster opens at Coney Island
  • Notable inventionRoller coaster
  • World population~1.44B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderChester A. Arthur
  • U.S. population53.7M

1884 versus 2026

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Measure18842026
Population53.7M341 million

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