Writer, born in Karlsruhe, SW Germany. He worked as a solicitor until 1906. His early poetry showed him to be a pioneer of Expressionism, notably Tag und Nacht (1894), Die Schöpfung (1897), and Die Blüte des Chaos (1905). His major work was the theatre trilogy Aeon (190711). Although of Jewish birth he refused to emigrate, and was interned in the concentration camp at Gurs, in the French Pyrenees. He died shortly after he was released.
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Alfred Mombert (1872-1942) was a German poet, born in Karlsruhe, and educated at the universities of Heidelberg, Leipzig, Munich, and Berlin. His works include:
Der Sonnengeist (1905) Aeon, der Weltgesuchte (1907) Aeon vor Syrakus (1911) Der Himmlische Zecher (1909) Der Held der Erde (1919) Aeon Zwischen den Frauen (1920) This article incorporates text from an edition of the New International Encyclopedia that is in the public domain.
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