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Kurt Wolff (3 March 1887 – 21 October 1963) was a German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 publisher, editor, writer and journalist
Journalist

A journalist is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues, and people while striving for viewpoints that aren't biased....
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Wolff was born in Bonn
Bonn

Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the Capital of Germany West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
, Rhenish Prussia
Rhine Province

The Rhine Province , also known as Rhenish Prussia and the Rhineland , was a Provinces of Prussia of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1822-1946....
. Together with Ernst Rowohlt
Ernst Rowohlt

Ernst R. Rowohlt was a German publisher who founded the Rowohlt publishing house in 1908 and headed it and its successors until his death. In 1957 he married Maria Rowohlt....
 he began to work in publishing in Leipzig
Leipzig

Leipzig is, with a population of over 511,252, the largest city in the States of Germany of Saxony, Germany....
 in 1908. He was the first to promote and publish the authors Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka was one of the major fiction writers of the 20th century. He was born to a middle-class German language-speaking Jewish family in Prague, Austria-Hungary, presently the Czech Republic....
 and Franz Werfel
Franz Werfel

Franz Werfel was an Austrian people-Bohemian novelist, playwright, and poet....
. Wolff's close contact to other writers in Prague
Prague

Prague is the Capital and World's largest cities of the Czech Republic. Its official name is Hlavn? mesto Praha, meaning Prague, the Capital City....
 and the support for unknown, but talented writers, helped him develop Kafka's friends, Max Brod
Max Brod

Max Brod was an Austria-Hungary-Jewish author, composer, and journalist, known for his close friendship with Franz Kafka....
 and Felix Weltsch
Felix Weltsch

Felix Weltsch , Dr. jur et phil., was a German language-speaking Jewish librarian, philosopher, author, editor, publisher and journalist. A close friend of Max Brod and Franz Kafka, he was one of the most important Zionism in Bohemia....
 who were more well known in Berlin
Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
 and Germany.






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Kurt Wolff (3 March 1887 – 21 October 1963) was a German
Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered to the north by the North Sea, Denmark, and the Baltic Sea; to the east by Poland and the Czech Republic; to the south by Austria and Switzerland; and to the west by France, Luxembourg, Belgium, and the Netherlands....
 publisher, editor, writer and journalist
Journalist

A journalist is a person who practices journalism, the gathering and dissemination of information about current events, trends, issues, and people while striving for viewpoints that aren't biased....
.

Wolff was born in Bonn
Bonn

Bonn is the 19th largest city in Germany. Located about 20 kilometres south of Cologne on the river Rhine in the Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia, it was the Capital of Germany West Germany from 1949 to 1990 and the official seat of government of united Germany from 1990 to 1999....
, Rhenish Prussia
Rhine Province

The Rhine Province , also known as Rhenish Prussia and the Rhineland , was a Provinces of Prussia of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1822-1946....
. Together with Ernst Rowohlt
Ernst Rowohlt

Ernst R. Rowohlt was a German publisher who founded the Rowohlt publishing house in 1908 and headed it and its successors until his death. In 1957 he married Maria Rowohlt....
 he began to work in publishing in Leipzig
Leipzig

Leipzig is, with a population of over 511,252, the largest city in the States of Germany of Saxony, Germany....
 in 1908. He was the first to promote and publish the authors Franz Kafka
Franz Kafka

Franz Kafka was one of the major fiction writers of the 20th century. He was born to a middle-class German language-speaking Jewish family in Prague, Austria-Hungary, presently the Czech Republic....
 and Franz Werfel
Franz Werfel

Franz Werfel was an Austrian people-Bohemian novelist, playwright, and poet....
. Wolff's close contact to other writers in Prague
Prague

Prague is the Capital and World's largest cities of the Czech Republic. Its official name is Hlavn? mesto Praha, meaning Prague, the Capital City....
 and the support for unknown, but talented writers, helped him develop Kafka's friends, Max Brod
Max Brod

Max Brod was an Austria-Hungary-Jewish author, composer, and journalist, known for his close friendship with Franz Kafka....
 and Felix Weltsch
Felix Weltsch

Felix Weltsch , Dr. jur et phil., was a German language-speaking Jewish librarian, philosopher, author, editor, publisher and journalist. A close friend of Max Brod and Franz Kafka, he was one of the most important Zionism in Bohemia....
 who were more well known in Berlin
Berlin

Berlin is the Capital of Germany city and one of sixteen States of Germany of Germany. With a population of 3.4 million within its city limits, Berlin is the country's largest city....
 and Germany. In 1929, Wolff published the photography book Face of our time by August Sander. Later in Munich
Munich

Munich is the capital city of Bavaria, Germany. Munich is located on the River Isar north of the Northern Limestone Alps. Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg....
, Florence
Florence

Florence is the Capital city of the Italy Regions of Italy of Tuscany and of the provinces of Italy Province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany and has a population of 364,779 ....
, and the United States
United States

The United States of America is a Federal government constitutional republic comprising U.S. state and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its Contiguous United States and Washington, D.C., the Capital districts and territories, lie between the Pacific Ocean and Atlantic Oceans, Borders of the U...
, Wolff tried to develop different publishing houses. In the U.S., his "Pantheon Books" became famous as well. He died in Marbach
Marbach

The following places are called Marbach: rmany*the town Marbach am Neckar, Ludwigsburg , Baden-W?rttemberg*Part of Erbach in Hessen*Part of Gomadingen, Baden-W?rttemberg ...
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