Ernst von Wolzogen

Born on April 23, 1855, Ernst von Wolzogen became known in Germany as a writer, cultural critic, and an important early figure in cabaret. He is especially remembered for founding the Überbrettl in Berlin, a pioneering literary cabaret that helped introduce the form to German audiences.

His writing ranged across novels, humorous pieces, criticism, and stage works, reflecting a lively and often satirical view of society. He was part of a creative world that connected literature, theater, and music, and his career shows how strongly those arts overlapped in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Wolzogen died on August 30, 1934. Today he is remembered not only as an author, but also as a cultural innovator who helped open new space for witty, modern performance in Germany.