Richard von Schirach

Richard von Schirach (11 February 1942 – 11 July 2023) was a German sinologist and author.

In 1973 he published a German version of the autobiography of Chinese Emperor Puyi.

He was a son of the Nazi war criminal Baldur von Schirach, and a grandson of Hitler’s official photographer Heinrich Hoffmann.

He was the father of philosopher Ariadne von Schirach and author Benedict Wells.

After returning to Germany after living and working for many years on Taiwan, von Schirach settled in Kochel am See.