About Arne Laurin
Lived 1889 – 1945 (aged 55). Arne Laurin was a journalist and translator.
Arne Laurin (real name Arnošt Lustig; 1889 in Hrnčíře village, Praha-Šeberov, Prague – 17 February 1945 in New York City) was a Czech-Jewish journalist. He was editor of the Prager Presse and one of Karel Čapek's Friday Men circle.
He is buried at the New Jewish Cemetery in Prague.
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Who was Arne Laurin?
journalist
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Arne Laurin was born on 24 February 1889 in Hrnčíře.
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Arne Laurin died on 17 February 1945 in New York City.
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Arne Laurin was a journalist and translator.
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