Hans Blum

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Hans Blum (June 8, 1841 Leipzig - January 30, 1910 Rheinfelden) was a German journalist and writer.

Biography

Born Johann Georg Maximillian Blum, he was a son of Robert Blum, and was educated in the universities of Leipzig and Bern, sat in the North German Reichstag 1867-70, and was a barrister in Leipzig 1869-1897. In the Franco-Prussian War he served in the field as correspondent for Daheim and edited the Grenzboten from 1871 to 1879. He wrote extensively on contemporary politics and among his works are Die Lügen unserer Socialdemokratie (The lies of our social democracy; 1891), Fürst Bismarck und seine Zeit (Prince Bismarck and his times; 1894-1895), Das erste Vierteljahrhundert des deutschen Reichs (The first quarter century of the German Empire; 1896), Persönliche Erinnerungen an den Fürsten Bismarck (Personal recollections of Prince Bismarck; 1910), Aus dem tollen Jahr (dealing with the revolution of 1848; 1901), dramas, short stories and novels, of which Bernhard von Weimar is the most remarkable.

Hans Blum married Anna Fischer 8 August 1865 in Reinfelden, Germany. They had five children; Gertrude, Adele, Kurt, Walter, and Anna.

References

Rines, George Edwin, ed. (1920). "Blum, Hans". Encyclopedia Americana.

External links

"Blum, Hans". New International Encyclopedia. 1905.

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 56700841 LCCN: n86832132 ISNI: 0000 0001 1648 5856 GND: 116207388 BNF: cb124288569 NDL: 00766630

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Name	Blum, Hans
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Date of birth	June 8, 1841
Place of birth	Leipzig, Germany
Date of death	January 30, 1910
Place of death	Reinfelden, Switzerland

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