Hugo Ball
Poet

Hugo Ball Net Worth

Hugo Ball was a German-born poet, dramatist, and biographer born on February 22, 1886. He is best remembered for his Dada Manifesto of 1916, but he also wrote several other works, such as Die Nase des Michelangelo, 7 Schizophrene Sonette, and Flight Out of Time: A Dada Diary. These works have become well-known and highly regarded in the literary world.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day February 22, 1886
Birth Place Germany
Age 133 YEARS OLD
Died On Sep 14, 1927 (age 41)
Birth Sign Pisces

💰 Net worth: $15 million (2024)

About

Remembered best for his famous Dada Manifesto of 1916, this German-born poet, dramatist, and biographer also penned such well-known works as Die Nase des Michelangelo (a play); 7 Schizophrene Sonette (a poetry collection); and FLIGHT Out of Time: A Dada Diary (a memoir).

Before Fame

After completing philosophy and sociology coursework at universities in Heidelberg and Munich, Germany, Ball briefly pursued an acting career. He published one of his earliest works, a deliberately nonsensical poem titled "Karawane," in 1916.

Trivia

He co-founded Zurich, Switzerland's famous Cabaret Voltaire, which was a performance venue devoted to the anarchist Dada movement.

Family Life

He grew up in a Catholic family in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany, and later settled in Switzerland with his wife and fellow Dadaist, Emmy Hennings.

Associated With

He wrote a 1927 biography of the acclaimed German poet Hermann Hesse.

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