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Ernst Hanfstaengl

Nazi businessman, art dealer (1887-1975) · Germany · On the map · Writers · Died at 88

Ernst Franz Sedgwick Hanfstaengl was a German American businessman and close friend of Adolf Hitler. He eventually fell out of favour with Hitler and defected from Nazi Germany to the United States. He later worked for Franklin D. Roosevelt and was once engaged to the author Djuna Barnes.

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Germany
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1887 to 1975 · aged 88

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