KARLHEINZ DESCHNER (b. Bamberg, 23 May 1924 – d. Hassfurt, 8 April 2014)

Freelance author, mostly supported by his generous patrons Albert Schwarz and Herbert Steffen, but also from royalties from his published works

Membership of SASA: Department of Historical Sciences, foreign member from 2 November 2006

Awards and recognitions: Arno Schmidt Prize (1988); International Humanist Award (1993); Alternative Büchner Prize (1993); Ludwig Feuerbach Prize (2001)