Birth: 1874-04-28
, Jičín
Death: 1936-06-12
, Viena
Karl Kraus was an Austrian writer, journalist, and poet, widely regarded as one of the most important German-language literary figures of the 20th century. He founded and edited the magazine Der Fackel (The Torch), which he published for over thirty years, where he wrote most of his satirical and critical writings. He was known for his fierce opposition to Nazism, militarism, and the decline of the press, using satire and irony as his main weapons.
