Josef Lauff
Illustration — Josef Lauff, c. 1903 Josef Lauff (16 November 1855 – 1933) was a German poet and dramatist. He was born in Cologne, the son of a jurist.
Josef Lauff

Photographer not credited · Berliner Leben, Jg. 1903, Heft 06. · Public domain
- Born
- 1855 · Cologne.
- Died
- 1933 · Cochem.
- Nationality
- Germany
- Occupation
- poet · writer · playwright · draftsperson · military officer · dramaturge
- Fields
- literature · theatre
- Languages
- German
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Illustration — Josef Lauff, c. 1903 Josef Lauff (16 November 1855 – 1933) was a German poet and dramatist. He was born in Cologne, the son of a jurist.
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Born at Cologne in 1855, died in Cochem in 1933.
The recorded working language is German. The field of work recorded is literature and theatre. Places of work recorded in the authority are Münster.
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- 1.Bernd Neese. Heldenhafter Vorfahre von Kaiser Wilhelm II. 2022-05-21.
- 2.Militär-Wochenblatt. Nr. 81 vom 19. Juni 1913, S. 1863.
- 3.A. Freiherr von Houwald: Brandenburg-Preußische Standeserhebungen und Gnadenakte für die Zeit 1873–1918. Görlitz 1939, S. 204.
- 4.Detlef Lorenz: Reklamekunst um 1900. Künstlerlexikon für Sammelbilder. Reimer, Berlin 2000, ISBN 3-496-01220-X
- 5.Konrad Adenauer, Volker Gröbe: Straßen und Plätze in Lindenthal. J. P. Bachem, Köln 1992, ISBN 3-7616-1018-1, S. 161 f.
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