WRITER

Ernst Hanfstaengl

1887 - 1975

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Ernst Franz Sedgwick Hanfstaengl (German pronunciation: [ˈɛʁnst hanfˈʃtɛŋl̩]; 2 February 1887 – 6 November 1975) was a German American businessman and close friend of Adolf Hitler. He eventually fell out of favour with Hitler and defected from Nazi Germany to the United States. He later worked for Franklin D. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ernst Hanfstaengl has received more than 1,140,803 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). Ernst Hanfstaengl is the 1,118th most popular writer (down from 959th in 2019), the 1,118th most popular biography from Germany (down from 935th in 2019) and the 70th most popular German Writer.

Ernst Hanfstaengl was a German-American historian and advisor to Adolf Hitler. He was also a pianist and composer.

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  • 2.28

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Notable Works

Hitler
Biography & Autobiography
The author recounts his early friendship with and support of Hitler, and recounts his own decision to flee the country
1957
UNKNOWN HITLER
Anfang
A forgotten eyewitness book about Hitler's rise to power with new material on the author. In the Spring of 2003 the BBC will feature a high-profile documentary on Hitler's rise to power. One of the key books used for this series will be The Unknown Hitler by his foreign press secretary Ernst (Putzi) Hanfstaengl. After the Nazis came into power, Hanfstaengl was asked to go on a mission to Spain during which he was to be thrown out of his plane. This edition will include for the first time his report to the Americans and a recently classified report by the SOE on Hanfstaengl's character.
The unknown Hitler
Anfang
A forgotten eyewitness book about Hitler's rise to power with new material on the author. In the Spring of 2003 the BBC will feature a high-profile documentary on Hitler's rise to power. One of the key books used for this series will be The Unknown Hitler by his foreign press secretary Ernst (Putzi) Hanfstaengl. After the Nazis came into power, Hanfstaengl was asked to go on a mission to Spain during which he was to be thrown out of his plane. This edition will include for the first time his report to the Americans and a recently classified report by the SOE on Hanfstaengl's character.
2005
Zwischen Weissem und Braunem Haus
1970
Unheard witness
1957

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Ernst Hanfstaengl ranks 1,118 out of 7,302. Before him are Shi Nai'an, Ellen Key, Yakub Kolas, Henri Michaux, Bernardino de Sahagún, and Zenodotus. After him are P. L. Travers, Alain-Fournier, Norman Mailer, Antarah ibn Shaddad, Agathon, and Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1887, Ernst Hanfstaengl ranks 54. Before him are Hans Oster, George Pólya, Violet Jessop, Georg-Hans Reinhardt, Prince Naruhiko Higashikuni, and Giovanni Gronchi. After him are Raoul Walsh, Arnold Zweig, Boris Karloff, Bernardo Houssay, Blaise Cendrars, and Josef Harpe. Among people deceased in 1975, Ernst Hanfstaengl ranks 40. Before him are Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia, Gottlob Berger, Dong Biwu, Erich Kempka, Vicente Feola, and Susan Hayward. After him are François Tombalbaye, Bernard Herrmann, Joseph Bech, P. G. Wodehouse, Carlo Levi, and Thornton Wilder.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Ernst Hanfstaengl ranks 1,118 out of 7,253. Before him are Lale Andersen (1905), Gerhard Herzberg (1904), Carl Friedrich von Weizsäcker (1912), Walther Flemming (1843), Killing of Peter Fechter (1944), and Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria (1831). After him are Gottfried Heinrich Graf zu Pappenheim (1594), Friedrich Sertürner (1783), Gustav Noske (1868), Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans (1426), Hans Aumeier (1906), and Engelbert Kaempfer (1651).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Ernst Hanfstaengl ranks 70. Before him are Hrotsvitha (935), Charles De Coster (1827), Emanuel Schikaneder (1751), Ernst Barlach (1870), Georg Kaiser (1878), and Alfred Brehm (1829). After him are Marie of Cleves, Duchess of Orléans (1426), August von Kotzebue (1761), Friedrich Maximilian Klinger (1752), Hans Magnus Enzensberger (1929), Gottfried Benn (1886), and Rudolf von Sebottendorf (1875).

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