Edgar Kupfer-Koberwitz (24 April 1906 – 7 July 1991) was a German journalist, poet and prisoner in the Dachau concentration camp.

During this time, at risk to his life, from 20 November 1942 to 2 May 1945 he wrote the manuscript known as the Dachau Diaries, which would ultimately run to 1800 pages.

[1] While writing it within the camp, he hid it in various locations and finally buried it in October 1944, wrapped in layers of aluminum, fabric and oil cloth to help preserve it.

[1] Kupfer-Koberwitz led American forces to the location of his diaries a week after they had liberated the Dachau camp on 29 April 1945.

[3] In addition to publications on the Dachau concentration camp and the island of Ischia, in 1947, as a staunch vegan, he wrote Die Tierbrüder - a reflection on ethical life, a passionate appeal against indifferent and cruel treatment of animals.