Jürgen Kuczynski, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jürgen Kuczynski

German economist and economic historian

Date of Birth: 17-Sep-1904

Place of Birth: Elberfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date of Death: 06-Aug-1997

Profession: politician, economist, statistician, spy, economic historian

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Jürgen Kuczynski (German pronunciation: ['j??gn? ku't??nski?]; 17 September 1904, Elberfeld – 6 August 1997, Berlin) was a German economist and communist.
He worked with the US Army during the Second World War while in exile in England, and at the same time served as a spy for the Soviet Union, passing extensive information to them.
After the war, he initially returned to Germany on assignment with the US Army.
He settled in East Germany, part of the Soviet Union zone of influence, and became one of its leading intellectuals.