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Peter Bamm | |
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| Born | Curt Emmrich (1897-10-20)20 October 1897 Hochneukirch,Germany |
| Died | 30 March 1975(1975-03-30) (aged 77) |
| Occupation | Writer, journalist, physician |
| Language | German |
| Nationality | German |
| Genre | Essay, travel writing, biography, journalism |
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| Notable awards | Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany |
Peter Bamm (a pen name; his real name wasCurt Emmrich; 20 October 1897 in Hochneukirch, now part ofJüchen,Germany – 30 March 1975 inZollikon,Switzerland) was a German writer.
Peter Bamm volunteered for military service inWorld War I, after which he studiedmedicine andsinology inMunich,Göttingen andFreiburg im Breisgau. As a ship's doctor he travelled the world a great deal before eventually settling inBerlin-Wedding.
DuringWorld War II he served as a military doctor on theRussian Front, and later described his experiences in the bookDie Unsichtbare Flagge (The Invisible Flag). After the war he travelled for study purposes between 1952 and 1957 in the Near andMiddle East, after which he wrote as a journalist and feature writer for a number of Berlin newspapers.
He is buried in the Stöcken Cemetery inHanover.
Peter Bamm published many journalistic pieces, many of them extremely witty and ironic. He also wrote scientific and medical essays, culture-historical travel books and an autobiography.
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