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Born	August 10, 1878 • Szczecin • Poland
Died	June 26, 1957 (aged 78) • Germany
Notable Works	“Babylonische Wandrung” • “Berge, Meere und Giganten” • “Berlin Alexanderplatz” • “Destiny’s Journey” • “Journey to Poland” • “Three Leaps of Wang-lun”
Movement / Style	Expressionism

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