08.12.1926 - 11.09.2006 (79 years)
Joachim Clemens Fest (8 December 1926 – 11 September 2006) was a German journalist, critic, and editor best known for his writings and public commentary on Nazi Germany, including a biography of Adolf Hitler and books about Albert Speer and the German Resistance to Nazism. He was a leading figure in the debate among German historians about the Nazi period.