Henri Koch-Kent

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Henri Koch (born May 2, 1905 in Luxembourg ; † October 8, 1999 ) was a Luxembourg publicist .

After studying law, he became president of ASSOSS in 1933 and was involved in the anti-fascist movement. During the Second World War he was active in the Resistance in southern France, then in London , where he met his wife, the illustrator Alison Kent (* 1913). In order not to be confused with a politician of the same name, he made her family name his own and called himself "Henri Koch-Kent" from then on.

After the war, Koch-Kent worked as a journalist, including for international press agencies . In 1959 he became editor of the liberal Lëtzebuerger Journal , from 1961 to July 1964 he was its director. In the 1970s and 1980s, Koch-Kent wrote and edited several books on the Second World War, in which he critically examined the role of the Luxembourg government in exile .

Fonts

  • May 10, 1940 in Luxembourg: Témoignages et documents, 1971.
  • Hitlerism in Luxembourg, 1933–44. Contributions to contemporary history, Luxembourg: Hermann, 1972
  • Luxembourg in SD-Spiegel, Luxembourg: Hermann, 1973.
  • They were defiant. Luxembourgers fighting for freedom, 1974.
  • Doudot. Figure légendaire du contre-espionnage français, 1976.
  • Putsch in Luxembourg. A shield prank, 1980.
  • Ils ont dit NON au fascisme. Rejet de la loi muselière par le référendum de 1937, 1982
  • Vu et entendu. 2 vol .: Souvenirs d'une époque controversée. 1912-1940, Luxembourg: Hermann, 1983; Années d'exil. 1940-1944, 1986.
  • The non-party loner. In the eyes of his contemporaries, 1990.

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personal data
SURNAME Koch-Kent, Henri
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Koch, Henri
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Luxembourg publicist
DATE OF BIRTH May 2, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Luxembourg
DATE OF DEATH October 8, 1999