Deutsch, Hermann B. (Hermann Bacher), 1889-1970

Hermann Bacher Deutsch (1889-1970), a native of Brüx (now known as Most), Czech Republic, moved with his parents to Cincinnati, Ohio, at the age of two. He earned bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees at the University of Chicago. Although his doctorate was in botany, it was in the field of journalism that Deutsch is remembered. He began working on the Chicago Journal in 1915 but soon moved to New Orleans, where he was employed by the Times-Picayune (1916), the States (1918), and the Item and its successor, the States-Item (1918-1970), serving between 1949 and 1970 as associate editor, chief editorial writer, and daily columnist. Deutsch was the author of two novels, The Wedge (1935) and Louisiana (1939), as well as several works of nonfiction: The Incredible Yanqui (1931), The Huey Long Murder Case (1963), Brennan's New Orleans Cookbook (1964), and Jungle Gardens of Avery Island (ca. 1930s). Deutsch's interest in Louisiana politics, especially in Huey P. Long, evident in his publications, also is obvious in the materials he collected.

Hermann Bacher Deutsch (1889-1970) was a native of Austria-Hungary. His family moved to the United States when he was two years old. Deutsch was educated through the doctoral degree in botany at the University of Chicago. He began his journalism career in Chicago, then moved to New Orleans where he worked for several decades as a newspaper journalist and editorial writer for the Times-Picayune and this newspaper under its later names. He also published articles in popular journals, novels and biographical nonfiction, notably about Rudolph Matas, and Huey Long. His writing primarily concerned Louisiana topics, particularly New Orleans culture and cuisine.