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Rudolf Leonhard (27 October 1889, in Lissa, German Empire (today Leszno, Poland) – 19 December 1953, in East Berlin) was a German author and communist activist. Life. Leonhard came from a family of lawyers and studied law and Philology in Berlin and Göttingen.
Seit 1919 freischaffend, war er Autor der Weltbühne und arbeitete für den Verlag Die Schmiede als Lektor und Herausgeber u. a. der bedeutenden Reportagereihe „ Außenseiter der Gesellschaft “. Ende November 1925 initiierte er die Gruppe 1925 und leitete sie.
LEONHARD, RUDOLF (1889–1953), German essayist and poet. Leonhard, who was born in Lissa, studied law at Goettingen. He subsequently worked as a freelance writer in Berlin, but in 1927 moved to Paris.
Rudolf Leonhard. (1889—1953) Quick Reference. (Lissa, Poland, 1889–1953, (East) Berlin), studied philology and law in Berlin and Göttingen, volunteered at the beginning of the 1914–18 War, but within months became a pacifist, was court-martialled, and ... From: Leonhard, Rudolf in The Oxford Companion to German Literature » Subjects: Literature.
Whether it was due to the circumstances of his life, which made it difficult for him to find publishers and present his works to a wider audience, or the quality of his writing, the author Rudolf Leonhard remains relatively obscure today, despite his prolific life.
Rudolf Leonhard was a German author and communist activist. Education. Leonhard came from a family of lawyers and studied law and Philology in Berlin and Göttingen. Career. In 1914 he volunteered for the German military effort in World War I, but quickly converted to pacifism and was brought before a military court for his convictions.
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