Heike Specht

Heike Specht (born 1974) studied history and literary studies, as well as German studies, in Munich. In 2004, she received the Higher Education Award of the City of Munich for her work on the Feuchtwanger family; she subsequently completed a doctorate on the subject. She worked for several years as a publishing editor and has published biographies including “Lilli Palmer: Die preußische Diva,” “Curd Jürgens: General und Gentleman,” “Ihre Seite der Geschichte: Deutschland und seine First Ladies von 1949 bis heute,” “Die Ersten ihrer Art: Frauen verändern die Welt,” and “Die Frauen der Familie Feuchtwanger.”