Otto D. Tolischus

Otto D. Tolischus
Otto D. Tolischus in 1928
Born(1890-11-20)November 20, 1890
Skirwietell, Ruß, East Prussia, Germany (Skirvytėlė, Rusnė, Lithuania)
DiedFebruary 27, 1967(1967-02-27) (aged 76)
New York City, U.S.
Resting placeFerncliff Cemetery, Hartsdale, Westchester County, New York, U.S.
NationalityLithuanian, German, U.S.
CitizenshipGermany (renounced in 1913), U.S. (from 1913)
EducationColumbia University
Occupation(s)Journalist, writer
Employers
Known forReporting from Nazi Germany (1933-1940); reporting from Tokyo, Japan (1941-1942)
Notable work
  • They Wanted War (1940)
  • Tokyo Record (1943)
SpouseNaya Grecia (m. 1949, his death 1967)[1]
Parents
  • David Tolischus (farther)
  • Maria Tolischus (née Kubillus) (mother)
Relatives
  • William Tolischus (brother)
  • Edward C. Tolischus (brother)
  • John (Johann) Tolischus (brother)
  • George Tolischus (brother)
  • Michael Tolischus (brother)
  • Martha Mantwill (sister)
AwardsPulitzer Prize for Correspondence for reporting from Nazi Germany (1940)
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Otto David Tolischus (November 20, 1890 – February 24, 1967) was a Prussian-Lithuanian-born journalist for The New York Times and winner of the 1940 Pulitzer Prize for Correspondence for his writing and reporting from Berlin before and during World War II.[2]

Tolischus started his journalistic career in the Cleveland Press and went on to work as a foreign correspondent in Berlin and London for Universal Service and International News Service.

In 1940, as a foreign correspondent for The New York Times, Tolischus was expelled from Germany by the Nazi authorities. In 1941, he was appointed as the chief foreign correspondent for both The New York Times and The Times in Tokyo. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Tolischus was arrested by Japanese authorities. After enduring six months of torture and confinement, he was permitted to be evacuated along with the rest of the Tokyo US press corps.[3]

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  3. ^ The New York Times, November 26, 1949, 'Otto D. Tolischus of Times Dies, 76’, p. 22.