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Walter Serner

Illustration — Walter Serner Walter Serner (15 January 1889 – August 1942) was a German-language writer and essayist. His manifesto Letzte Lockerung was an important text of Dadaism.

Also recorded as Valtr Serner · Walter Eduard Seligmann

Walter Serner

Dadaglobe solicitation form letter signed by Francis Picabia, Tristan Tzara, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, and Walter Serner, c. week of November 8, 1920. This example was sent from Paris to Alfred Vagts in Munich.

Francis Picabia, Tristan Tzara, Georges Ribemont-Dessaignes, and Walter Serner · Archivo Lafuente · Public domain

Born
1889. · Karlovy Vary.
Died
1942. · Biķernieki Forest.
Nationality
Austria–Hungary, Czechoslovakia and Austria.
Occupation
writer, editor, opinion journalist, critic and jurist.
Education
University of Greifswald and University of Vienna.
Known for
Last Loosening, Sirius and Der Mistral.
Languages
German.

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Walter Serner (15 January 1889 – 23 August 1942) is described as a writer and jurist in the authority records of the Bibliothèque nationale de France and the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek.

Life

The birth of Walter Serner is recorded on 15 January 1889, and the death on 23 August 1942. Walter Serner was born in Karlsbad, according to the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and the Bibliothèque nationale de France. The Bibliothèque nationale de France records the fuller form Karlsbad (Empire austro-hongrois). For the place of death of Walter Serner, Riga is recorded by the Deutsche Nationalbibliothek and Wald von Biķernieki (auj. Lettonie) by the Bibliothèque nationale de France.

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Bibliothèque nationale de France · Deutsche Nationalbibliothek

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  1. 01Biography
  2. 02Writing and publications
  3. 03Archives and collections
  4. 04Bibliography and scholarly literature
  5. 05Notes, references and evidence

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