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Friedrich Henning
A German historian and publicist best known for work on liberal political history, he spent many years building and leading the archive of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation in Bonn. His books include studies of Theodor Heuss and other figures in modern German political life.
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The Maid of Orleans
by Friedrich Henning
About the author
Born in Weimar in 1917, Friedrich Artur Oskar Henning studied history at the University of Halle and completed his doctorate in 1943. After the war, he went on to become an important archival and historical voice in West Germany.
In 1961, he joined the archive of the Free Democratic Party in Bonn. When that collection became part of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation in 1968, he continued there and later led the archive, helping preserve key records connected with German liberalism and postwar politics.
Alongside his archival work, he wrote as a historian and publicist. He is associated especially with biographical and political studies, including work on Theodor Heuss. Henning died in 2008.