Franz Pfemfert
Franz Pfemfert was a German journalist, editor of Die Aktion, literary critic, politician and portrait photographer. Pfemfert occasionally wrote under the pseudonym U. Gaday.
In 1911 he married Alexandra Ramm, who had moved to Berlin from Russia and who was involved in Russian translations.
Pfemfert was involved in founding the Antinationalen Sozialisten-Partei, originally a clandestine organisation founded in 1915. Die Aktion became its official organ following the German Revolution in November 1918.
He subsequently became close friends with Leon Trotsky, even though he maintained quite distinct political views.
After the Nazi seizure of power, Pfemfert fled to Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia. Here the Czech stalinists called for his deportation.Publishing
Alongside publishing Die Aktion, Pfemfert published a variety of authors:
