Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Architect, DesignerIn Germany the number of viable jobs for him had declined since the assumption of power by the National Socialists and the closure of the Bauhaus, which Ludwig Mies van der Rohe was director of between 1932 and 1933. He could no longer equal his former successes such as the exhibition pavilion for the World Expo in 1929 in Barcelona.
Jo Mihaly
Dancer, WriterJo Mihaly: This name was given to the then 10-year-old Elfriede Alice Kuhr by a presumably Hungarian Romany family. In reference to the archangel Michael, it means "good angel" in Hungarian.
Lucia Moholy
PhotographerLucia Moholy left Germany in August 1933 after her partner Theodor Neubauer was arrested in her apartment. She left her entire oeuvre to that date – 500 to 600 glass negatives – in the care of her ex-husband László Moholy-Nagy.
László Moholy-Nagy
Photographer, Designer, PainterDuring his 51 years of life, László Moholy-Nagy lived in six different countries. As a citizen of Hungary of Jewish descent, he never saw himself as an emigrant despite the fact that he emigrated to Vienna in 1919 following the fall of the Hungarian Soviet Republic.
Soma Morgenstern
Writer, JournalistThe author Soma Morgenstern was already interested in literature, theatre, music and art as a child. He grew up in East Galicia, lived from on 1912 in Vienna, studied Law there and in Lviv and was a Lieutenant in the First World War.
Massi Mrowat
ActorAt the time when Berlin-based actor Massi Mrowat accepted the offer to play a young Taliban soldier in the film The Stone of Patience there was no way he could know what far-reaching consequences the role would have for him and his entire family. Mrowat had come to Germany early in 2010 because his father was a diplomat in the Afghan Embassy.
Herta Müller
WriterAfter her studies in German and Romanian Philology, the writer Herta Müller worked as a translator in a machine works. As she refused to cooperate with the Securitate secret service, she was fired in 1979.
Robert Musil
WriterIn 1906, Robert Musil published his first novel, “Die Verwirrungen des Zöglings Törless” (The Confusions of Young Törless). Although it met with an appreciative reception, Musil was unable to earn a living from his writing.
Hans Natonek
Writer, JournalistIn 1940, Hans Natonek was at the height of his powers as a writer and journalist. When he arrived in the US on 20 January 1941, he had been through some tumultuous years, from the loss of his job and German citizenship, to denunciations by his first wife and exclusion from the Reich Chamber of Culture.
Otto Nebel
Writer, Painter, ActorBerlin-based writer and painter Otto Nebel and his wife Hilda Nebel emigrated to Bern, Switzerland, on 15 May 1933, shortly after the National Socialists came to power. He remained there until his death in 1973.
