Hugo Ball

Hugo Ball
Ball in 1916
Born	(1886-02-22)22 February 1886 Pirmasens, Germany
Died	14 September 1927(1927-09-14) (aged 41) Sant'Abbondio (Gentilino), Switzerland
Nationality	German
Known for	Poetry
Movement	Dada
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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.