Günther Schwab

Günther Schwab (7 October 1904 in Prague – 12 April 2006 in Salzburg, Austria) was an Austrian writer and author, and member of the Nazi party. He founded the World Union for Protection of Life.

Early life After the First World War his family, who were merchants, moved to Vienna, Austria, where Schwab discovered his love for nature. In Vienna, he joined NSDAP (Nazi Party) as well as Sturmabteilung (SA or Brownshirts) in which he was a lieutenant from 1930.

Through Prof. Dr. Günther Schlesinger, an Austrian Nature Protection Referent, Günther Schwab got more involved with nature protection. He studied in those years, as expected of the family, at the commercial academy, but due to his love for nature he soon became a forest ranger.

During his life, he would serve on the advisory panel of the Society for Biological Anthropology, Eugenics, and Behavior Research. He died on 12 April 2006.

Selected Literature

Schwab, Günther. Dance with the devil. A dramatic encounter. Geoffrey Bles, London 1963.