Magnus Brechtken
Adjunct Professor
Personal details
Born1964
Munich, Germany
OccupationHistorian, lecturer
ProfessionHigher education

Magnus Brechtken (born 21 March 1964) is a German historian. He is the deputy director of the Institute of Contemporary History in Munich and teaches at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich. In 2017 he wrote a biographical study of Albert Speer which won the 2017 NDR Culture Award for Non-fiction.

History

Since 2012 Brechtken has been deputy director of the Institute of Contemporary History in Munich and teaches as an adjunct professor at the Ludwig Maximilians Universität.[1]

Albert Speer biography

In 2017 Brechtken published a biographical study of Albert Speer that received a positive reception from critics and reached No. 8 in the Der Spiegel bestseller list.[2] Sven Felix Kellerhoff, reviewing the book in Die Welt, said it was now impossible to spread the myth that Speer was the "good Nazi".[3] Robert Probst said in the Süddeutsche Zeitung that Brechtken had produced a comprehensive account of Speer and praised the depth and rigour of the work.[4]

References

  1. LMU: Prof. Dr. Magnus Brechtken
  2. Spiegelbestseller. In: Der Spiegel, Nr. 25 v. 17. Juni 2017, S. 122.
  3. Sven Felix Kellerhoff: Albert Speer. Der erfolgreichste Manipulator des Dritten Reiches. In: Die Welt, 31. Mai 2017.
  4. Robert Probst: Das Ende der Mythen um Albert Speer. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung, 1. Juni 2017.
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