About Hannah Vogt
Lived 1910 – 1994 (aged 83). Hannah Vogt was a German historian, writer, politician and economist.
Hannah Vogt (3 March 1910, Berlin – 13 February 1994, Göttingen) was a German historian who wrote the best-selling book The Burden of Guilt: A Short History of Germany, 1914-1945. It was first published in Germany in 1961 and sold 400,000 copies in the first two years.
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Who was Hannah Vogt?
German historian & politician (1910–1994)
When was Hannah Vogt born?
Hannah Vogt was born on 3 March 1910 in Charlottenburg, Charlottenburg borough.
When did Hannah Vogt die?
Hannah Vogt died on 13 February 1994 in Göttingen.
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Hannah Vogt was a historian, writer, politician and economist.
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Hannah Vogt was German.
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