Walther Wüst

Deceased Person

1901 – 1993

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Who was Walther Wüst?

Walther Wüst was a prominent German Orientalist in the first half of the 20th century who became Rector of the University of Munich from 1941 to 1945. He was also a leading Nazi intellectual, and from 1937 the President of the Research Institute of the Ahnenerbe SS. He was a member of the Nazi Party and of the SS and attained the rank of Oberführer.

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Born
May 7, 1901
Kaiserslautern
Also known as
  • Вюст, Вальтер
Nationality
  • Germany
Died
Mar 21, 1993
Munich

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on July 23, 2013

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