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Armin T. Wegner
1886–1978
A German writer, poet, and activist, he is remembered not only for his books but for the moral courage that shaped his life. His eyewitness photographs and outspoken defense of persecuted Armenians and Jews made him a lasting figure in the history of human rights.
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Der Weg ohne Heimkehr: Ein Martyrium in Briefen
by Armin T. Wegner
About the author
Born in Elberfeld, Germany, in 1886, Armin T. Wegner studied law and became part of the wider literary world of early 20th-century Germany. He wrote poetry, travel writing, and other prose, and is often associated with German Expressionism.
During World War I, while serving as a medic in the Ottoman Empire, he witnessed the persecution and deportation of Armenians. The photographs and notes he preserved later became some of the best-known documentary evidence connected with the Armenian genocide, and this experience shaped both his public life and his writing.
Wegner also spoke out against the persecution of Jews under Nazi rule, an act that brought him into danger and led to his imprisonment and mistreatment. In later years he was honored for his moral courage, including recognition by Yad Vashem as Righteous Among the Nations. He died in Rome in 1978.