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Heinrich Kanner
1864–1930
A sharp-eyed Austrian journalist and editor, he helped shape liberal public debate in Vienna at the turn of the 20th century. He is especially remembered as a co-founder of the influential weekly Die Zeit and for his later books on the politics behind the First World War.
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Die neuesten Geschichtslügen
by Heinrich Kanner
About the author
Born on November 9, 1864, in Galați, then part of the wider Austro-Hungarian world, he later studied in Vienna and built his career there as a writer and journalist. Early on, he worked in Vienna as a correspondent for the Frankfurter Zeitung, gaining a close view of politics and public life.
In 1894, he co-founded the weekly paper Die Zeit with Isidore Singer and Hermann Bahr. The paper became known for its liberal tone and for bringing politics and culture together in a lively, modern way, which helped give Kanner a lasting place in Austrian journalism.
After World War I, he continued working as a political journalist and wrote about the origins of the war, drawing on archival research in Vienna. He died in Vienna on February 15, 1930.