Hugo Ball | |
---|---|
![]() Ball in 1916 | |
Born | Pirmasens, Germany | 22 February 1886
Died | 14 September 1927 Sant'Abbondio (Gentilino), Switzerland | (aged 41)
Nationality | German |
Known for | Poetry |
Movement | Dada |
Signature | |
![]() |
Hugo Ball (German: [bal]; 22 February 1886 – 14 September 1927) was a German author, poet, and essentially the founder of the Dada movement in European art in Zürich in 1916. Among other accomplishments, he was a pioneer in the development of sound poetry.