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Henlein
Heinlein or Henlein is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include: * Karl Heinlein (1892–1960), Austrian former footballer * Klaus Heinlein (born 1953), German former footballer * Konrad Henlein (1898–1945), Nazi German politician * Martina Heinlein, a field hockey player in the 2008 Summer Olympics * Max Hussarek von Heinlein (1865–1935), Austrian politician, Prime Minister of Austria in 1918 * Peter Henlein (1479/80–1542), German locksmith and watchmaker, often considered the inventor of the portable timepiece * Robert A. Heinlein (1907–1988), American science fiction writer ** Virginia Heinlein Virginia Heinlein (April 22, 1916 – January 18, 2003), born Virginia Doris Gerstenfeld, was an American chemist, biochemist, engineer, and the third wife and muse of Robert A. Heinlein, a prominent and successful author often considered on ... (1916–2003), third wife of Robert A. Heinlein {{surname, Henlein German-language surnames Surnames from giv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Konrad Henlein
Konrad Ernst Eduard Henlein (6 May 1898 – 10 May 1945) was a leading Sudeten Germans, Sudeten German politician in Czechoslovakia. Upon the German occupation of Czechoslovakia, German occupation in October 1938 he joined the Nazi Party as well as the ''Schutzstaffel, SS'' and was appointed ''Gauleiter'' of the Sudetenland. He was appointed ''Reichsstatthalter'' of the Reichsgau Sudetenland upon its formation on 1 May 1939. Early life Konrad Henlein was born in Vratislavice nad Nisou, Maffersdorf (present-day Vratislavice nad Nisou) near Liberec, Reichenberg (Liberec), in what was then the Kingdom of Bohemia, Bohemian crown land of Austria-Hungary. His father, Konrad Henlein Sr., worked as an accounts clerk. His mother, Hedvika Anna Augusta Dworatschek (Dvořáčková), was the daughter of a family of Czechs, Czech and German Bohemian origin. At the time when Henlein was growing up, Reichenberg was a center of tension between the long-established German community against newly a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
