Adam von Trott zu Solz

Adam von Trott zu Solz
Trott zu Solz in 1943
Born(1909-08-09)9 August 1909
Died26 August 1944(1944-08-26) (aged 35)
Cause of deathExecution by hanging
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Munich
University of Göttingen
Mansfield College, Oxford
Balliol College, Oxford
Occupation(s)Diplomat, lawyer
Known forOpposing the Nazi government and taking part in the 20 July Plot
SpouseClarita Tiefenbacher (1940–1944 his death)
ChildrenTwo daughters
Parents

Friedrich Adam von Trott zu Solz (9 August 1909 – 26 August 1944) was a German lawyer and diplomat who was involved in the conservative resistance to Nazism. A declared opponent of the Nazi regime from the beginning, he actively participated in the Kreisau Circle of Helmuth James Graf von Moltke and Peter Yorck von Wartenburg. Together with Claus von Stauffenberg and Fritz-Dietlof von der Schulenburg, he conspired in the 20 July plot and was supposed to have been appointed Secretary of State in the Foreign Office and lead negotiator with the Western Allies if the plot had succeeded.