Hugo Ball: Biography, Facts and Career
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Hugo Ball (German: [bal]; 22 February 1886 – 14 September 1927) was a German author, poet, and essentially the founder of the Dada movement in European art in Zürich in 1916. Among other accomplishments, he was a pioneer in the development of sound poetry. His best known works include the "Dada Manifesto", the Dadaist nonsense poem "Karawane", the poetry collection 7 schizophrene Sonette, the edited diary Flight out of Time, the Christian anarchist polemic book Critique of the German Intelligentsia and the novels Flametti, or The Dandyism of the Poor and Tenderenda the Fantast.
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- Full name: Hugo Ball
- Born: 1886-02-22
- Nationality: Germany
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q70989
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Who is Hugo Ball?
Hugo Ball (German: [bal]; 22 February 1886 – 14 September 1927) was a German author, poet, and essentially the founder of the Dada movement in European art in Zürich in 1916.
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Hugo Ball is Germany.
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Hugo Ball was born on 1886-02-22.
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