Ulk
Encyclopedia
The German
satirical
magazine Ulk was printed from 1872 until 1933 by the publisher Rudolf Mosse
.
Initially it was an independent weekly paper as Wochenblatt für Humor und Satire. It was a supplement to the Berliner Tageblatt
and the Berliner Volks-Zeitung, both published by Mosse.
Contributors to the Ulk included Hans Reimann
, Kurt Tucholsky
, Lyonel Feininger
, and Heinrich Zille
.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
satirical
Satire
Satire is primarily a literary genre or form, although in practice it can also be found in the graphic and performing arts. In satire, vices, follies, abuses, and shortcomings are held up to ridicule, ideally with the intent of shaming individuals, and society itself, into improvement...
magazine Ulk was printed from 1872 until 1933 by the publisher Rudolf Mosse
Rudolf Mosse
Rudolf Mosse was a German publisher and philanthropist.-Biography:Mosse was born in Grätz, Grand Duchy of Posen, as the son of Dr. Markus Moses, a noted physician...
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Initially it was an independent weekly paper as Wochenblatt für Humor und Satire. It was a supplement to the Berliner Tageblatt
Berliner Tageblatt
The Berliner Tageblatt or BT was a German language newspaper published in Berlin from 1872-1939. Along with the Frankfurter Zeitung, it became one of the most important liberal German newspapers of its time.-History:...
and the Berliner Volks-Zeitung, both published by Mosse.
Contributors to the Ulk included Hans Reimann
Hans Reimann (writer)
Hans Reimann was a German satirist, novelist, and playwright. He wrote under the pseudonyms Max Bunge, Hans Heinrich, Artur Sünder, Hanns Heinz Vampir, and Andreas Zeltner.-Biography:...
, Kurt Tucholsky
Kurt Tucholsky
Kurt Tucholsky was a German-Jewish journalist, satirist and writer. He also wrote under the pseudonyms Kaspar Hauser, Peter Panter, Theobald Tiger and Ignaz Wrobel. Born in Berlin-Moabit, he moved to Paris in 1924 and then to Sweden in 1930.Tucholsky was one of the most important journalists of...
, Lyonel Feininger
Lyonel Feininger
Lyonel Charles Feininger was a German-American painter, and a leading exponent of Expressionism. He also worked as a caricaturist and comic strip artist.-Life and work:...
, and Heinrich Zille
Heinrich Zille
Rudolf Heinrich Zille , German illustrator and photographer, was born in Radeburg near Dresden, as the son of watchmaker Johann Traugott Zill and Ernestine Louise...
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External links
- Ulk. Illustriertes Wochenblatt für Humor und Satire – digital version at University Library HeidelbergUniversity Library HeidelbergThe University Library Heidelberg is the central library of the University of Heidelberg. It constitutes together with the 83 decentralized libraries of the faculties and institutes the University Library System, which is headed by the director of the University Library...