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1874 – 1936Karl Kraus (1874-1936)Died 12 June 1936, aged 62Karl Kraus was an Austrian writer and satirist who edited the journal Die Fackel. His huge anti-war drama The Last Days of Mankind attacked the press and the militarism of the First World War. He was one of the leading critics of language and journalism of his time.