The elder Mann brother
Born in 1871, Heinrich Mann was the elder brother of writer Thomas Mann. He died in 1950.
Literature
Heinrich Mann
German writer known for his sociopolitical novels and fierce criticism of Fascism and Nazism.
Heinrich Mann was a German writer, poet, and playwright. From 1930 to 1933, he served as president of the fine poetry division of the Prussian Academy of Arts. After the Nazis came to power in 1933, his political criticism forced him to flee Germany. He is buried at Dorotheenstadt Cemetery in Berlin.
Worth knowing
President at the Prussian Academy of Arts
From 1930 to 1933, Mann served as president of the fine poetry division of the Prussian Academy of Arts.
Criticism and exile
Mann fiercely criticized the rise of Fascism and Nazism. After the Nazis came to power in 1933, he was forced to flee Germany.
Dorotheenstadt Cemetery
Heinrich Mann is buried at Dorotheenstadt Cemetery in Berlin.
Addresses you can still visit
Every place in this city with a documented tie to this person.
Burial place
Dorotheenstadt Cemetery
A late-18th-century Protestant cemetery in central Berlin, known for its compact historic grounds and its remarkable next-door neighbor: the Brecht House.
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