About Moriz Benedikt
Lived 1849 – 1920 (aged 70). Moriz Benedikt was an Austrian journalist, politician, editing staff, opinion journalist, publisher and editor.
Moriz Benedikt (sometimes spelled Moritz) (27 May 1849 – 18 March 1920), was a long-time editor of the Neue Freie Presse and a powerful figure in Austrian politics and society.
Raised in a Jewish family in Krasice, he was the magazine's subeditor from 1872 to 1880, then associate editor and editor-in-chief from 1908 to the day he died.
The satirist Karl Kraus was a persistent critic of Benedikt ("the Lord of all Hyenas") and his paper, i.a., for their aggressive militaristic stance in the wake of World War I.
He died in Vienna.
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Who was Moriz Benedikt?
Austrian newspaper editor (1849-1920)
When was Moriz Benedikt born?
Moriz Benedikt was born on 27 May 1849 in Kvasice.
When did Moriz Benedikt die?
Moriz Benedikt died on 18 March 1920 in Vienna.
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Moriz Benedikt was a journalist, politician, editing staff, opinion journalist, publisher and editor.
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Moriz Benedikt was Austrian.
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