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Adolf Knoblauch

1882–1951

Part of Berlin’s early Expressionist scene, this poet, writer, and translator moved in the circle around Herwarth Walden and the magazine Der Sturm. His work carries the restless energy of the years around World War I, from early poetry to the later prose work Dada.

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Dada

Dada

by Adolf Knoblauch

About the author

Adolf Knoblauch (1882–1951) was a German poet, writer, and translator associated with the Expressionist movement. Sources on his life are scattered, but museum and library records consistently place him in the artistic circle around Herwarth Walden and Der Sturm in Berlin during the 1910s.

His early books included Gedichte (1908), and later works published by Der Sturm such as Die schwarze Fahne (1915) and Kreis des Anfangs. Frühe Gedichte (1916). He also worked as a translator; a digitized 1907 volume credits him with a German selection from William Blake.

Knoblauch’s name also appears in connections with major Expressionist artists. The Staatsgalerie notes that Ernst Ludwig Kirchner portrayed him and his wife, and describes him as a poet, writer, and translator who belonged to Walden’s circle from 1914 to 1918. A suitable confirmed portrait photo could not be found from the sources reviewed, so no profile image is included.