2 Quotes & Sayings By Konrad Heiden
Konrad Heiden (1897-1944) was an Austrian historian, journalist, and political figure. Heiden's biographer, David Goodis, has called him "the most influential German journalist of the twentieth century." Heiden was born in Vienna, Austria-Hungary, into a Jewish family. His father was a businessman of Sephardic origin who converted to Protestantism. After finishing high school in Vienna, Heiden worked for the World Jewish Congress
Beginning in 1921, he wrote articles for Vienna's liberal newspaper Der Weg. Heiden later moved to Germany where he befriended Adolf Hitler and joined the Nazi Party. Heiden was arrested by French troops following World War II and died in prison of tuberculosis at age 47.