- Theodor Haecker
Theodor Haecker (June 4, 1879-April 9, 1945) was a German writer, translator and
cultural critic .He was a translator into German of
Kierkegaard andCardinal Newman . He became aRoman Catholic convert in 1921. He is known for his consistent opposition to the Nazi regime, which took steps to silence him, and his connections with the German resistance to them, such as theWhite Rose .It was during this time that he wrote his most important work, the journals known as the “Day and Night Books”. The notes in these journals are amongst the most impressive reflections on fascism. They are the document of an intellectual’s inner resistance against National Socialism. Haecker’s achievement can be considered as an important foundation of Christian resistance to National Socialism. Haecker had links with the circle around the Scholl siblings, where he read excerpts from his “Day and Night Books”.After the bombing of Munich in World War II he fled Munich to live the last months of his life in the small village of
Ustersbach near Augsburg, where he was buried after he had died on April 9th 1945.Publications in English
* Journal in the Night; Translated into English by Alexander Dru; With a biographical and critical introduction by the translator (Pantheon Books, 1950)
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