Rolf Hochhuth

1931–2020 (age 89)

Biography

Rolf Hochhuth (German: [ʁɔlf ˈhoːxˌhuːt] ; 1 April 1931 – 13 May 2020) was a German author and playwright, best known for his 1963 drama The Deputy, which insinuates Pope Pius XII's indifference to Hitler's extermination of the Jews, and he remained a controversial figure both for his plays and other public comments and for his 2005 defense of British Holocaust denier David Irving.

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