Peter Hammerschlag (27 June 1902, Alsergrund, Vienna 1942,

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) was an Austrian writer,

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ist poet, actor, Kabarett artist and graphic artist. He was known for his cabarets, which continue to influence the arts in Austria today, and in 2007, was honoured on the Walk of Fame of Cabaret. Hammerschlag was granted an exit permit to leave Austria for Argentina in September 1941, he was, however, unable to obtain a passport through any channels. Later that year he was put into a

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, and in 1942, he was murdered in the

. His work has been on display at the City of Vienna's Jewish Museum.

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* 1902 births 1942 deaths Austrian people who died in Auschwitz concentration camp Austrian artists 20th-century Austrian poets Austrian male poets Kabarettists Jewish Austrian writers Jewish artists Jewish Austrian male actors People from Alsergrund Austrian civilians killed in World War II Austrian Jews who died in the Holocaust Writers from Vienna {{Holocaust-stub