Dogsborough; Paul von Hindenburg

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Dogsborough is a character in Bertolt Brecht’s play "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui," modeled on German President Paul von Hindenburg, who historically enabled Adolf Hitler’s rise to power.

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Dogsborough; Paul von Hindenburg canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
head of state
human
military officer
play
politician
theatrical character
allegoricalSubject Nazi seizure of power in Germany
rise of Adolf Hitler
appearsInWork The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
appointedBy Paul von Hindenburg
author Bertolt Brecht
character Dogsborough
countryOfCitizenship German Empire
Germany
countryOfFictionalOrigin Germany
creator Bertolt Brecht
familyName von Hindenburg
genre political theatre
satirical play
givenName Paul
hasFictionalCounterpart Dogsborough
hasThemeRelation complicity of traditional elites
political corruption
rise of fascism
headOfGovernmentDuringTerm Adolf Hitler
Franz von Papen
Kurt von Schleicher
ideologicalAssociation conservative nationalism
knownFor role in enabling Hitler’s rise to power
mainCharacter Arturo Ui
militaryRank Field Marshal
modeledOn Paul von Hindenburg
notableEvent appointment of Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany
notableWork leadership of German forces on the Eastern Front in World War I
officeContested German presidential election, 1925
German presidential election, 1932
originalLanguage German
participantIn Weimar Republic politics
World War I
positionHeld Chancellor of Germany
Field Marshal of the German Army
President of Germany
Reichspräsident
roleInWork corrupt politician
symbol of conservative elites enabling fascism
sexOrGender male

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The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui characterBasedOn Dogsborough; Paul von Hindenburg