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Wolfgang Harich (9 December 1923 – 15 March 1995) was a communist philosopher and journalist in East Germany. A deserter from the German army in World War II and a member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, Harich became a professor of philosophy at Humboldt University in 1949. He was arrested in 1956 and sentenced to ten years in prison for the "establishment of a conspiratorial counterrevolutionary group." He was released in 1964, after eight years, and rehabilitated in 1990. In 1994 he joined the Party of Democratic Socialism. His grave is preserved in the Protestant Friedhof III der Jerusalems- und Neuen Kirchengemeinde (Cemetery No. III of the congregations of Jerusalem's Church and New Church) in Berlin-Kreuzberg, south of Hallesches Tor.
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- Full name: Wolfgang Harich
- Born: 1923-12-09
- Nationality: Germany
- Known as: Author
- Wikidata ID: Q88150
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Who is Wolfgang Harich?
Wolfgang Harich (9 December 1923 – 15 March 1995) was a communist philosopher and journalist in East Germany. A deserter from the German army in World War II and a member of the Socialist Unity Party of Germany, Harich became a professor of philosophy at Humboldt University in 1949.
What nationality is Wolfgang Harich?
Wolfgang Harich is Germany.
When was Wolfgang Harich born?
Wolfgang Harich was born on 1923-12-09.
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