Count Albrecht Erdmann Walter von Pückler-Muskau (9 October 1860 – 23 August 1924), also known by the nickname Dreschgraf (lit.
[5] From 1899 onwards, Pückler gained notoriety for his involvement in the antisemitic movement, delivering speeches that were marked by their extreme vulgarity.
In all of his addresses, mostly delivered in Berlin, he advocated violent measures against Jews, such as breaking into their stores, plundering, whipping, driving them from their homes, and killing them.
From his constant use of phrases like "beat the Jews", "crack their skulls," and "thrash them", he earned the nickname Dreschgraf (lit.
Anti-Semitic journals, especially Wilhelm Bruhn [de]'s Staatsbürgerzeitung, which published his speeches, hailed him as an ally, though some of them rejected his calls to violence.
His claim before the court of Glogau on 12 May 1899, that his expressions were figurative and not meant to harm Jews, was accepted as a valid defence.
[5] Despite his lack of contributions to the ideology of antisemitism, his radicalizing influence was recognized by Julius Streicher's journal, Der Stürmer, which celebrated him as a great National Socialist before the party existed.