Leybold, Hans
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| born on | 2 April 1892 at 22:00 (= 10:00 PM ) | ||||
| Place | Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 50n07, 8e40 | ||||
| Timezone | LMT m8e40 (is local mean time) | ||||
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| Astrology data |   13°36'   26°35 Asc. 21°09'
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Biography
German expressionist poet, whose small body of work was a major inspiration behind much of the Dada movement, in particular the works of his close friend Hugo Ball. Although Leybold died two years before the emergence of Dada, his absurdist writings and poems represent an important stage in the development of expressionist movement in Germany.
In August 1914 the First World War erupted and Leybold was immediately called up as an active reservist. Less than a month later, Leybold was seriously wounded during operations near Namur and was evacuated to a casualty clearing hospital. He recovered rapidly from his wound but on 8 September, the night he returned to his regiment, he committed suicide by gunshot to the head. He was 22.
Relationships
- associate relationship with Hennings, Emmy (born 17 January 1885)
- associate relationship with Huelsenbeck, Richard (born 23 April 1892)
- associate relationship with Klabund (born 4 November 1890)
- friend relationship with Ball, Hugo (born 22 February 1886)
- friend relationship with Brodnitz, Käthe (born 10 March 1884)
Events
Source Notes
Sy Scholfield provided birth registry entry from Hesse Archives, copy on file.
Categories
- Personal : Death : Short Life less than 29 Yrs (Age 22)
- Personal : Death : Suicide
- Vocation : Military : Military service (WWI)
- Vocation : Writers : Poet