Otto Corbach Explained

Otto Corbach (1877–1938) was a German journalist and publicist.

Corbach was born in Herscheid and moved to Qingdao in 1900, at that time the administrative centre of the Kiautschou Bay concession. He had a position as an accountant, probably for Kappler & Sohn as he was staying in Kappler's house. He started editing the paper Deutsch-Asiatische Warte (Germa-Asian Viewpoint).[1] However in 1902 he got in trouble for criticising the authorities and returned to Germany.[1] He worked as an editor first in Kassel and then in Wroclaw before moving to Berlin.[1]

Corbach was a friend of Franz Pfemfert and shared his readiness to use the writings of Friedrich Nietzsche to criticise Wilhelminian Germany.[2] He was a regular contributor to Pfemfert's Die Aktion.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Matzat . Wilhelm . Corbach, Otto (1877 – 1938), Journalist und Publizist Tsingtau.org . www.tsingtau.org . 1 July 2018 . de-DE.
  2. Book: Taylor, Seth . Left-Wing Nietzscheans: The Politics of German Expressionism 1910-1920 . 2013-02-06 . Walter de Gruyter . 978-3-11-085341-4 . en.