Ernst Toller
German playwright
Born on: December 1, 1893Died on: May 22, 1939
Aged: 45 years 172 days (545 months)
Birth Sign: Sagittarius
Ernst Toller was a German author, playwright, left-wing politician and revolutionary, known for his Expressionist plays. He served in 1919 for six days as President of the short-lived Bavarian Soviet Republic, after which he became the head of its army.
He was imprisoned for five years for his part in the armed resistance by the Bavarian Soviet Republic to the central government in Berlin.
While in prison Toller wrote several plays that gained him international renown. They were performed in London and New York City as well as in Berlin.
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