Schoenberner, Franz, 1892-1970

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German journalist and author; editor, Simplicissimus, 1929-1933.

From the description of Franz Schoenberner papers, 1899-1970. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 754869916

Biographical Note

  • 1892, December 18: born, Berlin, Germany
  • 1929 - 1933 : editor of Simplicissimus, German satirical magazine
  • 1933: fled to France, Commune de Roquebrune-Cap Martin
  • 1941: emigrated to the United States
  • 1943: editor, Office of War Information
  • 1946: Confessions of a European Intellectual (autobiography)
  • 1949: The Inside Story of an Outsider (sequel to autobiography)
  • 1951: after assault, almost completely paralyzed
  • 1957: You Still Have Your Head - Excursions of Immobility
  • 1965: First return to Germany
  • 1968: Der Weg der Vernunft und andere Aufsaetze (Published and unpublished writings by Schoenberner, 1933ff., including Family Portraits.)
  • 1970: died in New Jersey, April

From the guide to the Franz Schoenberner Papers, 1899-1970, (Hoover Institution Archives)

Archival Resources
Role Title Holding Repository
Relation Name
associatedWith American Council for Emigres in the Professions. corporateBody
associatedWith Calapai, Letterio, 1902- person
correspondedWith Gannett, Lewis, 1891-1966 person
associatedWith Kleeman, Rita Halle, b. 1885. person
correspondedWith Mann, Thomas, 1875-1955. person
associatedWith Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiter-Partei. corporateBody
associatedWith Panofsky, Erwin, 1892-1968. person
correspondedWith Wittlin, Józef, 1896- person
Place Name Admin Code Country
France
Germany
France
Germany
Subject
Anti
Germans in foreign countries
National socialism
Refugees
Simplicissimus
World War, 1939-1945
World War, 1939-1945
Occupation
Journalists
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Person

Birth 1892-12-18

Death 1970-04-11

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German

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