Erich Kästner
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Born in Dresden and initially enrolled in a teacher-training school before abandoning it to serve in the Royal Saxon Army, he later pursued university studies in history, philosophy, German studies and theatre at Leipzig, earning a doctorate on Frederick the Great and German literature. After moving to Berlin in 1927, he became a prolific journalist, poet and satirist, contributing to major dailie…
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