philosopher, lived on Motzstraße from 1903 Lesser Ury (1861–1931), painter, lived on Nollendorfplatz No. 1 from 1920 Frank Wedekind (1864–1918), playwright, lived on nearby Kurfürstenstraße Else Lasker-Schüler (1869–1945), poet, lived on Motzstraße between 1924 and 1933 Max Beckmann (1884–1950), painter, lived on Nollendorfplatz No. 6 Wilhelm Furtwängler (1886–1954), conductor, was born in the former house on the corner of Maaßenstraße Nelly Sachs (1891–1970), poet, was born on Maaßenstraße Walter Benjamin (1892–1940), philosopher, spent his childhood on Kurfürstenstraße Walter Mehring (1896–1981), author, was born on nearby Derfflingerstraße Ödön von Horváth (1901–1938 Paris), writer, lived on Motzstraße in the late 1920s Christopher Isherwood (1904–1986), novelist, lived on Nollendorfstraße between 1929 and 1933 Jean Ross (1911–1973), cabaret singer and writer, lived on Nollendorfstraße between 1930 and 1932 References Literature Susanne Twardawa: Der Nollendorfplatz in Berlin. Motzbuch, Berlin 2001, External links Gay villages in Germany Squares in Berlin