Bruno Kafka (27 September 1881 – 12 July 1931) was a German-speaking Jewish Czech politician. He was the leader from 1918 to his death of the Czechoslovak German Democratic Liberal Party. Son of Dr. Moritz Kafka, he was a second cousin of

Franz Kafka Franz Kafka (3 July 1883 – 3 June 1924) was a novelist and writer from Prague who was Jewish, Austrian, and Czech and wrote in German. He is widely regarded as a major figure of 20th-century literature. His work fuses elements of Litera ...

and the father of Alexandre Kafka. He was a law professor, then dean, then rector of the German University in Prague. He converted to Christianity. During

World War I World War I or the First World War (28 July 1914 – 11 November 1918), also known as the Great War, was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War I, Allies (or Entente) and the Central Powers. Fighting to ...

, he became the director of the Prague War Welfare Office and in 1916 the leader of the German Progressive Party, then in 1918 of its inheritor, the German Democratic Liberal Party. He was elected to the National Assembly in 1920 and in 1929.Politické strany, 1861-1938. Brno : Doplněk, 2005. .

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Gerhard Oberkofler: Bruno Alexander Kafka. Ein jüdischer Repräsentant deutscher Rechtswissenschaft in Prag. Zeitschrift für Neuere Rechtsgeschichte (ZNR) 40 (2018), S. 216–237. 1881 births 1931 deaths Czechoslovak politicians Czech Jews Converts to Christianity from Judaism {{CzechRepublic-politician-stub