Max Tau

Max Tau
Born (1897-01-19)19 January 1897
Bytom, Beuthen, Upper Silesia, German Empire (present-day Poland)
Died 13 March 1976(1976-03-13) (aged 79)
Oslo, Norway
Nationality Norwegian and German
Alma mater University of Kiel
Occupation Publisher and writer
Years active 1928-1976
Employer Grundt Tanum, Aschehoug
Known for Building cultural relations between Norway and Germany
Spouse(s) Tove Filseth
Parent(s) Nathan Tau (1870–1941) and Julie Julius (1874–1942

Max Tau was a German-Norwegian writer, editor, and publisher.

Tau grew up in an environment characterized by what he later termed the "Jewish-German" symbiosis, in a Jewish household heavily influenced by the Jewish enlightenment. He studied literature, art history, philosophy, and psychology at universities in Berlin, Hamburg, and Kiel. He earned his doctorate at the University of Kiel, defending a dissertation on the German writer Theodor Fontane. He was noted for his contribution to promoting literary exchange between Germany and Norway, especially in the context of reconciliation after World War II.[1]

Awards

References

  1. Lorenz, Einhart (2000). "Max Tau". In Helle, Knut. Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). 2. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 21 April 2009.


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