a
reference to Adolf
Hitler (1889-1945).
Hitler's father, Alois, was born to an unmarried woman named Anna Maria Schicklgruber. For the first twenty years of his
life Alois bore his
mother's name, until his
uncle arranged to have it changed to Heidler, his stepfather's name. The priest who entered the name spelled it
Hitler and thus his name became Alois
Hitler. His son Adolf
Hitler never used any other name, but the name Schicklgruber was used by some of his political opponents as an insult.
Adolf
Hitler. This name comes from his father, who was illegitimate and for a
time bore his
mother's name, Schicklgruber, but by 1867 had established a claim to the name
Hitler. Adolf never used any other name, and the name Schicklgruber was revived by his political opponents in
Germany and in
Austria in the 1930s. See also
Hitler in this glossary.
an early family name of Adolf
Hitler. His father, Alois (born 1837), was illegitimate and for a
time bore his
mother's name, Schicklgruber. By 1867 Alois had established a claim to the name
Hitler. Adolf never used any other name, and the name Schicklgruber was revived only by his political opponents in
Germany and in
Austria in the 1930s. See also
Hitler in this glossary.