Rudolf Heinrich Daumann

Rudolf H. Daumann (1896 - 1957) was a German teacher, journalist, and writer.[1] He was best known for writing science fiction and historical fiction novels, such as Gefahr aus dem Weltall (Danger from Space) in 1938[2] and Der Untergang der Dakota (The Downfall of the Dakota) in 1958.[2]

Early Life

Rudolf H. Daumann was born in November 2nd, 1896 in Groß-Gohlau, Lower Silesia, German Empire (now Gałów, Poland).[3] He was born into a middle-class Silesian farming family and was raised on a farm.[3]

Career

Originally working as a primary school teacher, he got drafted into World War I.[4] After the war resolved, he spent his time suffering major wounds from his battles.[4] When World War II began, he fled to Austria to join an illegal Anti-communist group.[4] He worked as a foreign correspondent for German newspapers, traveling all throughout the world.[4] He made his novelist debut with his first novel, Der Streik (The Strike), published in 1932. The book showed themes about utopia and injustice between the Silesian groups.[2] Because of his left-winged views and the themes of his book, the Nazi government fired him from his job, leading his work in journalism to an end.[4] To survive financially, he kept publishing commercial science fiction novels and historical fiction depicting themes of utopia.[4] These novels were published between the 1930s and 1940s.[2] After the fall of the Nazi rule, he decided to move to the socialist side and settle in the Soviet zone.[4] He got a job as a broadcasting director during his time there and also published books in the 1950s more geared towards children.[4]

Private Life

Rudolf H. Daumann was secretly with the Communist Party and was deeply opposed to the Nazi Regime.[4]

References

  1. ↑ knedle, Ladislav. "Rudolf Heinrich Daumann --- LEGIE - databáze knih Fantasy a Sci-Fi". www.legie.info (in Czech). Retrieved 2026-07-15.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Summary Bibliography: Rudolf Heinrich Daumann". www.isfdb.org. Retrieved 2026-07-15.
  3. 1 2 Biographie, Deutsche. "Daumann, Rudolf - Deutsche Biographie". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Retrieved 2026-07-15.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Zauberspiegel-Online - Heyne Science Fiction Classics 15 - Rudolf H Daumann". www.zauberspiegel-online.de. Retrieved 2026-07-15.
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