Kurt Baschwitz, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Kurt Baschwitz

German journalist

Date of Birth: 02-Feb-1886

Place of Birth: Offenburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Date of Death: 06-Jan-1968

Profession: university teacher, journalist, sociologist

Nationality: Germany, Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Siegfried Kurt Baschwitz (February 2, 1886, Offenburg – January 6, 1968 Amsterdam), was a journalist, a professor of press, propaganda and public opinion, scholar on newspapers, and crowd psychology. Baschwitz, who, as was customary in German middle class, was known by his second name Kurt, was a German Jew and a friend of Otto Frank, the father of Anne Frank.
Baschwitz was called upon as an expert to advise on the publication of the Diary of Anne Frank and later again authenticate it.