Rudolf Augstein

Rudolf Augstein MdB
Augstein at FDP-Bundesparteitag, 1980
Member of the Bundestag for North Rhine-Westphalia
In office 19 November 1972 – 24 January 1973
Preceded by	Wolfram Dorn
Succeeded by	Rolf Böger
Personal details
Born	Rudolf Karl Augstein (1923-11-05)5 November 1923 Hannover, Weimar Republic (now Germany)
Died	7 November 2002(2002-11-07) (aged 79) Hamburg, Germany
Resting place	Sylt, Schleswig-Holstein
Political party	FDP
Spouses	Lore Ostermann ​ ​ (m. 1948; div. 1960)​ Katharina Luthardt ​ ​ (m. 1960; div. 1968)​ Maria Carlsson ​ ​ (m. 1968; div. 1970)​ Gisela Stelly ​ ​ (m. 1972; div. 1992)​ Anna Maria Hürtgen ​ ​ (m. 2000)​
Children	4
Occupation	journalist, editor, publicist, politician

Rudolf Karl Augstein (5 November 1923 – 7 November 2002) was a German journalist, editor, publicist, and politician. He was one of the most influential German journalists, founder and part-owner of Der Spiegel magazine. As a politician, he was a member of the Bundestag for the Free Democratic Party of Germany (FDP) between November 1972 and January 1973.