Konrad Kujau | |
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 Konrad Kujau in 1992 | |
| Born | Konrad Paul Kujau 27 June 1938 |
| Died | 12 September 2000 (aged 62) |
| Nationality | German |
| Known for | Forging the "Hitler Diaries" |
| Website | kujau-archiv |
Konrad Paul Kujau (27 June 1938 – 12 September 2000) was a German illustrator and forger. He became famous in 1983 as the creator of the so-called Hitler Diaries, for which he received DM 2.5 million (€2,421,020 in 2020 terms, adjusted for inflation) from a journalist, Gerd Heidemann, who in turn sold it for DM 9.3 million to the magazine Stern, resulting in a net profit of DM 6.8 million (€6,585,174 in 2020 terms, adjusted for inflation) for Heidemann. The forgery resulted in a four-and-half-year prison sentence for Kujau.