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Egon Erwin Kisch (29 April 1885 – 31 March 1948) was an Austrian and Czechoslovak writer and journalist, who wrote in German.
Egon Kisch was a Communist and anti-war activist, born into the German-speaking Jewish community of Prague, Czechoslovakia. He had served in the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I, had deserted, and then participated in the failed Vienna revolution of 1918.
In 1934, a man called Egon Kisch jumped into Australian history and became the most famous immigration case we've ever known. When Egon Kisch jumped he did so from a great height, from the deck of an ocean liner onto a pier at Port Melbourne.
Egon Erwin Kisch (1885-1948), journalist and communist, was born on 29 April 1885 in Prague, Austria-Hungary, second of five sons of Jewish parents Hermann Kisch, owner of a textile shop, and his wife Ernestine, née Kuh.
Egon Erwin Kisch (eigentlich Egon Kisch; geboren am 29. April 1885 in Prag; gestorben am 31. März 1948 ebenda) war ein österreichischer, später tschechoslowakischer Schriftsteller, Journalist und Reporter. Er gilt als einer der bedeutendsten Reporter in der Geschichte des Journalismus und als wichtiger Vertreter der Prager deutschen Literatur.
An article that traces the life and career of Egon Kisch, a Czechoslovak journalist and communist activist who visited Australia in 1934. It examines the controversies and controversies surrounding his visit, his legal troubles, and his role in the anti-war movement.
This document relates to a high-profile scandal that became known as the 'Kisch Affair' in which Czechoslovakian communist, anti-war and anti-fascism activist Egon Kisch was denied entry to Australia by the Commonwealth.
