Name	Bernays, Edward Louis
Alternative Names
ID	6427
Gender	male
Lifespan	1891 - 1995
Professions	journalist (Q1930187), publicist (Q4178004)

Collection(s)	Cultural Politics, Transfer & Propaganda
Uri(s)	https://ica.acdh-dev.oeaw.ac.at/entity/6427/
Notes	The nephew of Sigmund Freud whose family had emigrated to the US when he was still a baby, is known as a pioneer in the field of "public relations" and propaganda. When joining George Creel's "Committee on Public Information" he contributed to the propaganda against the "Huns", causing serious consequences for many German Americans. His key publications are Propaganda (1928) and Crystallizing Public Opinion (1923).
References	see Zacharasiewicz & Beer: Introduction to Cultural Politics, Transfer and Propaganda.; see also Wüstenbecker: Deutsch-Amerikaner im Ersten Weltkrieg. (2007); see also: Mock & Larson: Words that Won the War: The Story of the Committee of Public Information. (1939)