Edschmid, Kasimir, 1890-1966

Kasimir Edschmid, born Eduard Hermann Wilhelm Schmid (5 October 1890 in Darmstadt – 31 August 1966 in Vulpera (Switzerland)), was a German Expressionist writer. Together with Carl Gunschmann he was one of the founders of the Darmstädter Sezession in 1919. Later he turned to realism before adopting a more visionary style. He was a very prolific author, known especially for travel writing. His work was part of the literature event in the art competition at the 1928 Summer Olympics. In 1933 some of his books, including "Westdeutsche Fahrten", were among the works burnt by the Nazis. He spent the war in a remote mountain village in Bavaria, in innere Emigration (inner emigration). After the war he became a prominent figure in West Germany's literary establishment.