Wolfgang Leonhard
German author, historian (1921–2014)
Wolfgang Leonhard (16 April 1921 – 17 August 2014) was a German political author, historian, and expert. He wrote many books on Communism and how he was against it. He was the last living member of the Ulbricht Group, an anti-communism group. Leonhard was born in Vienna, Austria to German parents.
Wolfgang Leonhard | |
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 Wolfgang Leonhard (1990) | |
| Born | Wladimir Leonhard 16 April 1921 |
| Died | 17 August 2014 (aged 93) |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation(s) | Historian, lecturer, writer |
| Political party | SED (later a party dissident) |
| Spouse | Elke Leonhard-Schmid (1974) |
Leonhard died at a hospital in Daun, Germany from a long-illness at the age of 93.[1]
Awards
change- Phi Beta Kappa from Yale University (1982)
- Merit Cross 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany (Verdienstkreuz 1. Klasse) (1987)
- Honorary doctorate from the Chemnitz University of Technology (1998)
- Cross of Honour for Science and Art, 1st Class (Austria, 2002)
- European Science Culture Award (2004)
References
change- ↑ "Obituary in Die Zeit". Zeit.de. Retrieved 17 August 2014.
More reading
change- Wolfgang Leonhard, Die Revolution entlässt ihre Kinder. Köln (Kiepenheuer & Witsch) 1955; in Engl.: Child of the revolution. Transl. by C. M. Woodhouse. London (Collins) 1957
Other websites
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