Richard Oehler (; 27 February 1878, Heckholzhausen,

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– 13 November 1948,

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) was a German

Nietzsche Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (15 October 1844 – 25 August 1900) was a German philosopher. He began his career as a classical philologist, turning to philosophy early in his academic career. In 1869, aged 24, Nietzsche became the youngest pro ...

scholar – an early editor of the philosopher's works, and author of ''Friedrich Nietzsche und die deutsche Zukunft'' (Leipzig: Armanen-Verlag, 1935), which has been characterized by Walter Kaufmann as "one of the first

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books on Nietzsche" (''Basic Writings of Nietzsche'', New York: The Modern Library, 2000, p. 387, n. 27). His brother was

Max Oehler Max Oehler (; December 29, 1875 – March 1946) was a German army officer and archivist for the "Nietzsche-Archiv." Oehler pursued his career in the German Empire's military until the end of World War I and the German November Revolution. Under ...

, who directed the Nietzsche Archive in

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. The Oehlers were family relations of the Nietzsches.

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Ernst Klee Ernst Klee (15 March 1942, Frankfurt – 18 May 2013, Frankfurt) was a German journalist and author. As a writer on Germany's history, he was best known for his exposure and documentation of medical crimes in Nazi Germany, much of which was conce ...

, ''Das Kulturlexikon zum Dritten Reich. Wer war was vor und nach 1945.'' S. Fischer, Frankfurt am Main 2007, p. 440. 1878 births 1948 deaths People from Limburg-Weilburg People from Hesse-Nassau German scholars Nazi Party politicians Militant League for German Culture members Förderndes Mitglied der SS SS personnel Nietzsche scholars {{Germany-academic-bio-stub