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Johannes R. Becher und Thomas Mann

Johannes R. Becher (München 1891 - Berlin 1958), German politician, novelist, and poet; cultural minister of the DDR, 1954-1958 (Wikipedia).
Thomas Mann (Lübeck 1875 - Zürich 1855), German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and 1929 Nobel laureate (Wikipedia).

E. Weiss
date?

Weimar / Johannes R. Becher und Thomas Mann

Description

Bronze plaque with two portraits.

Inscription(s)

1949 und 1955
begegneten sich hier
um goethe und schillder
zu ehren
JOHANNES T. BECHER UND THOMAS MANN
verbündete im kampf um die befreiung deutschlands
vom faschismus und im wirken für die wiedergeburt
unserer nationalen klassischen literatur

Signature

e. weiss

Sculptor

E. Weiss, German sculptor.

Locatie (N 50°58'47" - E 11°19'31") (Satellite view: Google Maps)

Item Code: deth033; Photograph: 7 August 2013
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