Rudolf Hess

German Nazi leader (1894-1987)

• Born: 1894-04-26 (Alexandria)
• Died: 1987-08-17 (Spandau Prison) (located in the administrative territorial entity: West Berlin)
• Country of citizenship: Germany
• Occupation: aircraft pilot; politician
• Member of political party: Nazi Party
• Member of: Thule Society
• Participant in: Beer Hall Putsch
• Military rank: lieutenant
• Military branch: artillery; infantry
• Position held: member of the Reichstag of Nazi Germany; member of the Reichstag of the Weimar Republic
• Educated at: Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
• Place of detention: Spandau Prison (end cause: death; until: 1987-08-17); Tower of London
• Spouse: Ilse Hess (since: 1927-12-20)
• VIAF ID: https://viaf.org/viaf/64799191
• ISNI: https://isni.org/isni/000000010858159X
• WorldCat Identities ID: https://worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n79078096
• Library of Congress authority ID: https://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n79078096