Oskar Kokoschka
PainterOskar Kokoschka enjoyed great esteem as a painter in the Weimar Republic. In the years from 1919 to 1926 he held a post as a professor at the Dresden Art Academy.
Fritz Kortner
Actor, Film director, Theater directorFritz Nathan Kohn already wanted to become an actor when he was a teenager. He studied dramatic arts in Vienna and changed his name to Fritz Kortner.
Ernst Krenek
Composer, Conductor, MusicianErnst Krenek had considered leaving Austria as early as 1935, when his play Karl V. failed to open in Vienna for political reasons. However Krenek remained in Austria and in 1937 he had the chance to travel to the USA at the invitation of the Salzburg Opera Guild.
Helmut Krommer
Lord Cromer-Peniless of GuildfordPainter, Graphic designerHelmut Krommer initially followed in his father’s footsteps and pursued studies in law. It was some time later that he changed career paths and took up fine arts.
Lola Landau
WriterLola Landau – a successful author, poet and dramatist – suffered under arbitrary despotism of the Nazis. Her publications were banned, thereby prohibiting her from working, which caused financial problems for her.
Hermann Landshoff
PhotographerThe son of the renowned musicologist Ludwig Landshoff, Hermann Landshoff was born in a Jewish home. He studied to be a typographer and book illustrator.
Fritz Lang
Film director, ScreenwriterIn 1908, the 18 year-old Fritz Lang switched from architecture to art. He wanted to be a painter, and in 1913 moved to Paris.
Wolfgang Langhoff
The "peat bog soldier" flees to SwitzerlandActor, Theater directorWolfgang Langhoff worked as an actor from 1928 in Dusseldorf and was politically active for the KPD. In 1933 he was charged with "preparing a coup d'état".
Else Lasker-Schüler
WriterElse Lasker-Schüler was exotic – both as a writer and as a person. She constantly reinvented herself, assuming invented identities such as that of Prince Yussuf of Thebes. Exile hit her hard and abruptly.
Maria Lazar
Writer, JournalistMaria Lazar came from an assimilated Jewish family; children’s book author Auguste Lazar was her older sister. She published her first novel, “Die Vergiftung” (The Poisoning), in 1920 and also made a name for herself as a theatre author.
