Elsa Bruckmann
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Elsa Bruckmann born Princess Cantacuzene of Romania
, was the wife of Hugo Bruckmann
, publisher of the racist writings of Houston Stewart Chamberlain
. She held the "salon
Bruckmann" and made it a mission to introduce Adolf Hitler
to leading industrialists.
Romania
Romania is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeastern Europe, on the Lower Danube, within and outside the Carpathian arch, bordering on the Black Sea...
, was the wife of Hugo Bruckmann
Hugo Bruckmann
Hugo Bruckmann was a German publisher.Born in Berlin, Bruckmann was the younger son of the publisher Friedrich Bruckmann. After his father's death in 1898 Hugo and his brother Alphons became the owners of F. Bruckmann KAG in Munich...
, publisher of the racist writings of Houston Stewart Chamberlain
Houston Stewart Chamberlain
Houston Stewart Chamberlain was a British-born German author of books on political philosophy, natural science and the German composer Richard Wagner. He later became a German citizen. Chamberlain married Wagner's daughter, Eva, some years after Wagner's death...
. She held the "salon
Salon (gathering)
A salon is a gathering of people under the roof of an inspiring host, held partly to amuse one another and partly to refine taste and increase their knowledge of the participants through conversation. These gatherings often consciously followed Horace's definition of the aims of poetry, "either to...
Bruckmann" and made it a mission to introduce Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was an Austrian-born German politician and the leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party , commonly referred to as the Nazi Party). He was Chancellor of Germany from 1933 to 1945, and head of state from 1934 to 1945...
to leading industrialists.