Maximilian Harden

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Maximilian Harden in 1914
Maximilian Harden in 1914

Maximilian Harden (a pen name; he was born Felix Ernst Witkowski) (1861 - 1927) was an influential German journalist who published the journal Die Zukunft, at the beginning of the 20th century. His baroque style was mocked by former friend Karl Kraus, who even wrote about "translations from Harden".

Initially, Harden was a critic of Kaiser Wilhelm II but, by 1914, he had moved sufficiently to the right that he welcomed the German invasion of Belgium in 1914. This nationalism did not prevent his being attacked by anti-semitic louts in 1922, nor the subsequent court decision that his writings extenuated the attack.

See also: Harden-Eulenberg affair.

[edit] References

  • Maximilian Harden Krieg und Friede,, Berlin: Erich Reiss, 1918.
  • "The Controversy of Zion", Geoffrey Wheatcroft, 1996, ISBN 0201562340; pp. 203-4 deal with Harden