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Ernst Jünger (German pronunciation: [ɛʁnst ˈjʏŋɐ]; 29 March 1895 – 17 February 1998) was a German author, highly decorated soldier, philosopher, and entomologist who became publicly known for his World War I memoir Storm of Steel.
Ernst Jünger married Gretha von Jeinsen in 1925 and the couple remained together up to her death in 1960. He had two children from this marriage. In 1962, Ernst got married for a second time to Liselotte Lohrer.
The aim of this project was a scholarly curated edition of the correspondence between Ernst Jünger and his first wife Gretha (née von Jeinsen). The correspondence began in 1922, right after they first met, and ended in 1960 with Gretha’s death.
Feb 18, 1998 · His first wife, Gretha von Jeinsen, died in 1960. Their second son, Alexander, a physician, committed suicide in 1993. Mr. Junger's younger brother, Friedrich, also a writer, died in 1977.
In 1925, Ernst Jünger married Gretha von Jeinsen. They had two children, Ernst Jr. and Alexander. In 1960, his first wife died and in 1962 he married Liselotte Lohrer.
If there is one German author who appears emblematic for the brutality of the First World War, the glorification of violence and the fascist reading of the wartime experience from 1914 to 1918, it is without doubt Ernst Jünger. His knowledge of life on the front line was virtually unparalleled among German writers.
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Jan 16, 2019 · Jünger and his wife are crushed with grief. When the war finally ends, Jünger’s life is, astonishingly, only half over — he would live to be 102, dying in 1998.
