Arendt, Hannah
1906-1975, German-American philosopher and journalist, her main works were The Origins of Totalitarianism (1951) and Eichmann in Jerusalem. A Report on the Banality of Evil (1963) which were much-discussed contributions towards examining fascism under the Nazis
Arp, Hans
(1886-1966), French-German painter, considered one of the most important representatives of Dadaism and Surrealism. He was a member of the Abstraction-Création group.
Arx, Cäsar von
1895–1949, Swiss playwright and director, wrote above all historical dramas and festival plays. In 1938 he helped Kaiser to go into exile in Switzerland.
Asch, Schalom
1880-1957, Yiddish writer, emigrated from Poland via Southern to the USA, had regular contact during his time in Nice with the emigrants living there; several translations of his books were published by German exile publishers.
Asquith, Margot
1864 – 1945, Countess of Oxford and Asquith, British writer and wife of British Prime Minister Herbert Henry Asquith
Auden, Wystan H.
(1907-1973), English writer/poet. In 1935, he married Erika Mann. Auden moved in 1939 to New York, in 1946 he took US citizenship.
Aurora-Verlag
An exile publishing house founded by Wieland Herzfelde, among others, in 1944 in the USA.
Ausländer, Rose
1901–1988, a Jewish lyricist from Bukovina who spoke German and English; she also lived in Austria-Hungary, Romania, the USA, Austria and Germany.
Ávila Camacho, Manuel
1897-1955, Mexican politician and brigadier general, from 1940-1946 President of the Republic of Mexico.
Axl von Leskoschek
1899-1976, Austrian painter and graphic designer; exiled in Switzerland and from 1940 in Brazil, where he worked as a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Rio; remigrated to Austria in 1948.
