Axel von Harnack, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Axel von Harnack

German library scientist and historian

Date of Birth: 12-Sep-1895

Place of Birth: Wilmersdorf, Berlin, Germany

Date of Death: 17-Jun-1974

Profession: writer, librarian, historian, university teacher, linguist

Nationality: Germany

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Friedrich Hermann Julius Axel von Harnack (September 12, 1895 – June 17, 1974) was a German librarian, historian and philologist.
He was the cousin of Arvid and Falk Harnack and worked to get Arvid and his wife, Mildred Harnack released from Nazi detention after they were arrested in connection with the Red Orchestra.
He was the first in the family to be told of Arvid and Mildred's arrest, which had been kept secret by the Nazis.
In 1947, he published a memoir of the trial that convicted Arvid and Mildred Harnack of high treason and sentenced them to death.