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Ludwig Baumer (1 September 1888 ? 28 August 1928) was a German writer and Communist activist.

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Baumer was born in Melle , Germany , on September 1, 1888. He studied law in Gottingen , but interrupted his studies in 1911 to enter the artists' colony of Worpswede . He participated in World War I as a sergeant , but afterwards began to oppose the war. He was a delegate at the founding congress of the Communist Party of Germany in Berlin . He was involved with the Antinational Socialist Party signing their Appeal when they emerged from clandestiny in November 1918 following the German Revolution . Baumer was imprisoned in 1919 because of a government crackdown, and afterwards he resigned from the Communist Party. He published a book called The Essence of Communism the same year. In 1920, Kurt Schwitters created a Merz Picture collage based on him.

Baumer moved to Worpswede again in 1922, as Managing Director of the premises. Later, he lived as a freelance writer in Munich and Berlin. In 1927, Christian Schad painted his portrait. Baumer died after committing suicide on 28 August 1928 in Berlin. ^{[1] [ circular reference ]}

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