Richard Grelling [SEP] place of birth
Richard Grelling
Richard Grelling (11 June 1853 − 14 January 1929) was a German lawyer, writer and pacifist who wrote the international best selling book 'J'Accuse' in World War 1, publicly criticizing the actions of the II Reich for waging a war of aggression in Europe.
Early life.
Richard Grelling was born in Berlin, at that time the capital of Prussia. He studied law but after finishing his studies worked as a writer and dramatist.
In 1892 he was a founder-member of the
to this dissertation, since William Henry Young and Grace Chisholm Young's "Set Theory" was published in 1906.
As a skilled linguist, Grelling translated philosophical works from French, Italian and English to German, including four of Bertrand Russell's works. He became a strong proponent of Russell's writings thereafter.
From 1911 to 1922 Grelling published exclusively journalistic articles in publications connected with the Social Democratic Party of Germany.
In 1915 his father, Richard Grelling, wrote the anti-war book "J'Accuse",