author
Hermann Häfker
1873–1939
A German writer and film thinker whose work ranged from literature and Esperanto to some of the early serious writing about cinema as an art form. His life ended tragically after persecution under the Nazi regime.
2 Audiobooks
Kino und Erdkunde Lichtbühnen-Bibliothek Nr. 7
by Hermann Häfker
Kino und Kunst Lichtbühnen-Bibliothek Nr. 2
by Hermann Häfker
About the author
Hermann Wilhelm Häfker was born in Bremen on June 3, 1873. He is remembered as a writer, Esperantist, and an important early film theorist, with works that treated cinema as more than entertainment and argued for its artistic potential.
Alongside his literary work, Häfker became known for contributions to film theory in the early 20th century. Sources also describe him as a translator and a participant in Esperanto culture, which helps explain the wide intellectual range of his writing.
His later life was marked by Nazi persecution. Biographical sources agree that he died on December 27, 1939, in the concentration camp at Mauthausen.