Horst Herold, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Horst Herold

German jurist

Date of Birth: 21-Oct-1923

Place of Birth: Sonneberg, Thuringia, Germany

Date of Death: 14-Dec-2018

Profession: jurist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Horst Herold (21 October 1923 – 14 December 2018) was a German police officer.
He was the President of the Federal Criminal Police of Germany from 1971 to 1981.
Under his leadership, the method for the systematic manhunt of Red Army Faction terrorists, called Rasterfahndung (dragnet), was introduced.
He authored several essays on policing.