Henri Koch-Kent

Henri Koch-Kent (2 May 1905, Luxembourg — 8 October 1999) was a Luxembourgish publicist author (in French/German There he met his wife, the illustrator Alison Kent (b. 1913 - d. 2006). . Born Henri Kent, It was founded on 10 May 1944.

After World War II After the war, Koch-Kent was active in its founding of the Union of European Federalists (Union européenne des fédéralistes) at Luxembourg meeting, and worked as its deputy general secretary. e.g. for international press agencies. In 1959 he became editor of the liberal Lëtzebuerger Journal in which he critically examined the role of Luxembourg's government-in-exile.

He was also with Amicale des anciens des services spéciaux de la défense nationale. (AASSDN) [Association of veterans of the special services of national defense].

In 1998, Henri Koch-Kent was the first winner of the Testimonial and Presence prize created by Nic Weber and Les Cahiers Luxembourgeois. Luxemburg im SD-Spiegel, Luxembourg: Hermann, 1973. Sie boten Trotz. Luxemburger im Freiheitskampf, 1974. Doudot. Figure légendaire du contre-espionnage français, 1976. Putsch in Luxemburg. Ein Schildbürgerstreich, 1980. Ils ont dit NON au fascisme. Rejet de la loi muselière par le référendum de 1937, 1982 Vu et entendu. 2 Bde.: Souvenirs d'une époque controversée. 1912–1940, Luxembourg: Hermann, 1983; Années d'exil. 1940–1944, 1986. Halte à la falsification de l'histoire : le Procès Gomand (1945-1947) : 114 témoins contre le gouvernement luxembourgeois en exil, Luxembourg: Hermann, 1988 Der parteilose Einzelgänger. Im Blick seiner Zeitgenossen, 1990.

His mémoires, accounts, (among other historians') including of a government Antisemitic incident against a student in 1933, was included in Luxembourg government's 2015 report: The "Jewish Question" in Luxembourg (1933-1941): The Luxembourg State in the Face of Nazi Anti-Semitic Persecution. The report was unanimously adopted in the government and it apologized to the Jewish community.