Konrad Kujau (June 27, 1938, Löbau, Saxony - September 12, 2000, Stuttgart, Germany) was most noted for being a well-known forger, who faked artwork, and later made a name for himself when he forged 62 volumes of Adolf Hitler's supposed diary. He later sold this to the German magazine Stern in 1983. He was convicted of fraud in 1985, and served three years in prison. June 27 is the 178th day of the year (179th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 187 days remaining. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Löbau could refer to: Lubawa, Poland Löbau (Saxony) The district of Löbau-Zittau in Saxony. ... With an area of 18,413 km² and a population of 4. ... September 12 is the 255th day of the year (256th in leap years). ... This article is about the year 2000. ... Stuttgart, a city located in southern Germany, is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg with a population of approximately 600,000 as of May 2005. ... Adolf Hitler (April 20, 1889âApril 30, 1945) was the Chancellor of Germany from 1933, and Führer und Reichskanzler (Leader and chancellor) of Germany from 1934, to his death. ... In 1983, the German news magazine Stern published extracts from what purported to be the diaries of Adolf Hitler, known as the Hitler Diaries. ... Stern (English Star) is a weekly news magazine published in Germany. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
KonradKujau, forger, was born in Löbau, Saxony, on June 27, 1938.
Kujau was a balding, portly, jocular man, who seemed to revel in the publicity he received during the court case.
KonradKujau, a raffish German swindler who sold 60 volumes of forged "Hitler diaries" to a German magazine for $4.8 million, died on Tuesday in a hospital in Stuttgart, Germany.