| 1867 |  | Born on the 8th July in Königsberg.
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| 1885-90 | | Studied with Stauffer-Bern in Berlin and with Herterich in Munich.
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| 1890 | | First etchings
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| 1891 | | Marriage with Dr. Karl Kollwitz, moving to Berlin's district Prenzlauer Berg.
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| 1892 | | Birth of her son Hans.
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| 1893 | | Premiere of Gerhard Hauptmann's drama »Die Weber«, which inspired her to her graphic series »Ein Weberaufstand« (A weaver's revolt) (1893-98).
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| 1896 | | Birth of her son Peter.
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| 1898 | | »Ein Weberaufstand« is exhibited at the Great Berlin's Art Exhibition.
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| 1900 | | Professor at the Women Artist's School in Berlin for about 3 years .
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| 1902-08 | | Etching series »Bauernkrieg«. (Farmer war)
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| 1904 | | Stayed in Paris, studied the foundations of sculptural work at the Académy Julian.
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| 1907 | | A year in Florence (»Villa Romana Prize«).
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| 1910 | | First sculptural works.
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| 1914 | | Son Peter is killed in Flanders (22./23. October).
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| 1917 | | Anniversary exhibition at Paul Cassirer's for her 50th birthday.
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| 1919 | | Member of the Academy of Arts, awarded the title of »Professor«.
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| 1920 | | First wood-cuts.
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| 1922-23 | | Creates the series »War«
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| 1923-24 | | Creation of numerous posters.
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| 1927 | | Trip to Moskow
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| 1928 | | Direction of the Master's Studio for Graphic Arts at the Academy of Arts.
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| 1933 | | Is forced to leave the Academy; she looses her position as the director of the Master's Studio for Graphic Arts.
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| 1934-35 | | Lithography series »Death«.
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| 1936 | | Inofficial exhibition prohibition, removal of works in public collections. Mainly occupation in small sculptures.
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| 1940 | | Death of Karl Kollwitz.
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| 1943-44 | | Resettlement outside of Berlin, due to the increasing air raids, first in Nordhausen and finally in Moritzburg near Dresden.
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| 1943 | | The house of the artist in Berlin is destroyed by a bomb.
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| 1945 | | Käthe Kollwitz dies on April 22nd in Moritzburg.
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