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Sign: Prague - the house where the writer and journalist Egon Kisch was born and lived


Address:
Kožná 1, Staré Město, 110 00 Praha-Praha 1, Czechia
Category:
Monuments and History
City:
Prague For all manhole covers in Prague
Country:
Czech Republic For all manhole covers in Czech Republic
Shape:
Circle
Material:
Metal
Placement:
Wall or fence
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On the sign:
[Portrait of Egon Kisch]
ZDE SE NARODIL A ŽIL
ECON ERWIN KISCH

SPISOVATEL A REPORTE

*29.IV.1885
♱31.III 1948
Photography:
2024
Arielle Loewinger
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Comments:
The sign is on the wall of the house where the Czech reporter and author Egon Kisch (1885-1948) was born and lived, who is considered one of the fathers of investigative journalism of the 20th century, especially in light of his writings about his experiences in the First World War.

The house was photographed on the same day by the same photographer Click for a larger image

Translation of the text on the sign:
HE WAS BORN AND LIVED HERE
ECON ERWIN KISCH

WRITER AND REPORTER

*April 29, 1885
♱March 31, 1948


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