Franz Jung

Franz Jung was a German writer, journalist, economist, and political activist, born on November 26, 1888, in Neisse, in Upper Silesia, and he died on January 21, 1963, in Stuttgart. He also published under the names Franz Larsz and Frank Ryberg.

He studied music, law, and economics in Leipzig, Jena, Breslau, and Munich, then began working as a journalist from 1909. Early in his career he wrote for influential modernist magazines including Der Sturm and Die Aktion, and he became associated with Expressionism and later with Berlin Dada.

Jung’s life was as dramatic as his writing. Alongside his literary work, he was deeply involved in left-wing politics and is remembered not only as an author but also as a political activist. That mix of artistic experiment, sharp social interest, and lived experience gives his writing its unusual energy.