Jakob Bührer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jakob Bührer

journalist and writer (1882-1975)

Date of Birth: 08-Nov-1882

Place of Birth: Zürich, canton of Zürich, Switzerland

Date of Death: 22-Nov-1975

Profession: writer, journalist

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Jakob Bührer (November 8, 1882 – November 22, 1975) was a Swiss journalist and writer. In his work Bührer focuses on victims of social processes such as the economic crisis of the 1930s in Switzerland.
The unfinished trilogy Im roten Feld (1938, 1944 and 1951) is considered as Bührer's literary masterpiece; it tells Swiss literary history during the French Revolution.
He also wrote for social democratic periodicals such as the Rote Revue. Part of his literary estate is archived in the Swiss Literary Archives