Eugen Kogon (1903–1987)

Eugen Kogon was an anti-Nazi activist arrested by the Gestapo and sent to Buchenwald concentration camp in 1939. He survived there for six years. After liberation in 1945, he led the writing of "The Theory and Practice of Hell" as a report on the workings of the camp for the U.S. Army. The book is now considered a groundbreaking, classic work. In the years after the war, Professor Kogon taught, wrote, and was active in the European Union.