Walther Rathenau: Industrialist, Banker, Intellectual, and Politician: Notes and Diaries 1907-1922

by Walther Rathenau, Hartmut P. Von Strandmann (Editor)

Despite his Jewish origins, Walter Rathenau became a star of Berlin society, and his political career took him to the head of the AEG, the Ministry for Reconstruction, and, in 1922, the Foreign Ministry. This first English edition of his notes and diaries provides a fascinating insight into the personality and achievements of one of the most influential figures in Wilhemine and Weimar Germany.

360 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1985

About the author

Walther Rathenau was a German industrialist, politician, writer, and statesman who served as Foreign Minister of Germany during the Weimar Republic. He was assassinated on June 24, 1922, two months after the signing of the Treaty of Rapallo, 1922.