Kasimir Edschmid, born Eduard Hermann Wilhelm Schmid, (5 October 1890 in

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– 31 August 1966 in

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(Switzerland)) was a German

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writer. His work was part of the literature event in the art competition at the

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. Together with

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he was one of the founders of the

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in 1919. 1933 his book "Westdeutsche Fahrten" was among the works burnt by the Nazis.

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1890 births 1966 deaths 20th-century German male writers Olympic competitors in art competitions Writers from Darmstadt Knights Commander of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany {{Germany-writer-stub