death_date death_place birth_place nationality name birth_date known_for image article_title birth_name occupation
17 september 1948 moscia , near ascona , switzerland breslau , german empire german emil ludwig 25 january 1881 writing biographies bundesarchiv cohn -rrb- . jpg bild 183-r09134 , emil ludwig -lrb- eigtl . emil ludwig
 emil cohn writer , journalist
emil ludwig

emil ludwig -lrb- 25 january 1881 -- 17 september 1948 -rrb- was a german author , known for his biographies and study of historical `` greats . ''
