We are deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Dr Edgar Feuchtwanger OBE (1924–2025) at the age of 100.
Born in Munich into a distinguished German-Jewish family, Edgar’s childhood was marked by an extraordinary and perilous proximity to history itself. As a boy he lived directly opposite Adolf Hitler, an experience about which he would later write in his memoir Hitler, My Neighbour. After fleeing to Britain in 1939 with his family, Edgar built a remarkable career as a historian of 19th-century British politics, publishing widely on Gladstone, Disraeli, and Anglo-German relations.
Edgar was a long-standing member of the Board of the LBI London, to which he brought both his scholarship and his personal history of exile, resilience and renewal. His lifetime of work in British and German history was recognised with honours from both Germany and the United Kingdom, including the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and an OBE.
We honour Edgar for his vast contributions to research, for his steadfast support of LBI London, and for the generosity with which he shared his story. His memory will remain a source of inspiration.
