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The family moved to Berlin in 1898, where Döblin studied medicine, first at the University of Berlin, then at Freiburg University. During his student years, he became interested in German philosophy, especially that of Immanuel KantImmanuel Kant ( April 22, 1724 February 12, 1804) was a Prussian philosopher, generally regarded as the last major philosopher of the Enlightenment, having a major impact on the Romantic and Idealist philosophies of the 19th century, and as one of history, Arthur SchopenhauerArthur Schopenhauer ( February 22, 1788 September 21, 1860) is one of the most important 19th century philosophers, most famous for his work, The World as Will and Representation''. He is known for having espoused a sort of philosophical pessimism that sa and Friedrich NietzscheFriedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche ( October 15, 1844 August 25, 1900) was a highly influential German philosopher. His Life Nietzsche was born on October 15, 1844 in the small town of Rocken bei Lutzen, not too far from Leipzig, Saxony. He was born on the 49th. After graduating, he worked as a journalist in RegensburgRegensburg (English formerly Ratisbon Latin Ratisbona Czech ezno is a city (population 146,824 in 2002) in Bavaria, south-east Germany, located at the confluence of the Danube and Regen rivers, at the northernmost bend in the Danube. To the east lies the and Berlin, before actually beginning a psychiatricPsychiatry is a branch of medicine that studies and treats mental and emotional disorders (see mental illness). The term alienist is an old term for a psychiatrist, and the term shrink (from "head shrinker") is a (sometimes offensive) slang term for a psy practice in the working class neighborhood of AlexanderplatzAlexanderplatz is a large open square and public transport hub in central Berlin, near the Spree river and the Berliner Dom. Originally a cattle market, it was named in honour of a visit of the Russian Tsar Alexander I to Berlin in 1805. It gained a promi.
During this time, he wrote several novels, but none of them was published until 1915Events January 12 The Rocky Mountain National Park is established by an act of Congress. January 12 United States House of Representatives rejects proposal to give women the right to vote. January 13 An earthquake (6. 8 in Richter scale) in Avezzano, Ital, when Die Drei Sprünge des Wang-Lung saw print. It tells the story of political upheaval in 18th century China. He won the Fontane Prize for it.
He was garnering popularity through several expressionist short stories in the magazine Der Sturm . Eventually he dropped out of the Expressionist Movement, but many of his Sturm stories were published in 1913 in a collection called Die Ermordung einer Butterblume.
During World War I, Döblin served as a doctor with the German Army, but continued his writing. His historical novel, Wallenstein, set during the Thirty Years' War, was written during this period.