Von Wiegand, Karl H.
Variant namesBiographical Note
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1874, September 11:
Born, Hessen, Germany -
1878:
Immigrated with family to the United States, settled in Iowa -
1888:
Naturalized as American citizen -
1896:
Telegraph operator, Western Union, Chicago -
1902 -1904 :Staff member, San Francisco Examiner -
1907 -1910 :Manager, Western Division Office, Associated Press, San Francisco -
1911 -1915 :Correspondent, United Press Foreign staff, Berlin -
1914, November:
Interview with Admiral Tirpitz concerning German plans for submarine warfare -
1915, April 11:
Interview with Pope Benedict XV concerning effort for peace -
1915 -1917 :War correspondent, New York World -
1917 -1961 :Foreign correspondent, Hearst Newspapers -
1928:
Passenger, Graf Zeppelin, first trans-Atlantic flight -
1929:
Passenger, Graf Zeppelin, first flight around the world -
1936:
Passenger, Hindenburg, trans-Atlantic flight -
1940:
Interview with Adolf Hitler concerning German view of the United States -
1942:
Interned by the Japanese -
1943:
Repatriated -
1961:
Died, Zuerich, Switzerland
From the guide to the Karl H. Von Wiegand Papers, 1911-1961, (Hoover Institution Archives)
Archival Resources
| Role | Title | Holding Repository | |
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| referencedIn | Roy Wilson Howard Papers, 1911-1966, (bulk 1920-1963) | Library of Congress. Manuscript Division | |
| referencedIn | Records of U.S. Air Force Commands, Activities, and Organizations. 1900 - 2003. Moving Images Relating to Military Aviation Activities. 1947 - 1984. THE GRAF ZEPPELIN | National Archives at College Park | |
| creatorOf | Karl H. Von Wiegand Papers, 1911-1961 | Hoover Institution Archives | |
| referencedIn | Frank Earl Mason Papers, 1915-1975 | Hoover Institution Archives |
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| associatedWith | Howard, Roy Wilson, 1883-1964 | person |
| associatedWith | Mason, Frank E., 1893-1979 | person |
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| Germany | |||
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| World War, 1939-1945 |
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Birth 1874
Death 1961-06
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