Peter H. Wyden

Peter H. Wyden (1923-1998[1]), American journalist and writer.

Born as Peter Weidenreich in Berlin to a Jewish family, he left Nazi Germany and went to the United States in 1937.[2] After studying at City University of New York, he started the career as a journalist.

He was father of Senator Ron Wyden.[3] Franz Weidenreich, German anatomist and physical anthropologist, was one of his uncles.

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References

  1. ^ Sengupta, Somini (1998-06-29). "Peter Wyden, 74, Journalist and Father of Oregon Senator". New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1998/06/29/nyregion/peter-wyden-74-journalist-and-father-of-oregon-senator.html. 
  2. ^ Entry on Rootsweb.com, created by Robert Battle (battle@u.washington.edu)
  3. ^ Simon, Mark (December 11, 1999). "Palo Alto to Honor Local Boy". San Francisco Chronicle. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/1999/12/11/MN15604.DTL&type=printable. Retrieved December 22, 2009.