Tolischus, Otto D. 1890-1967

Otto David Tolischus (November 20, 1890 – February 24, 1967) was a Prussian-Lithuanian-born journalist for The New York Times and winner of the 1940 Pulitzer Prize for Correspondence for his writing and reporting from Berlin before and during World War II. Tolischus started his journalistic career in the Cleveland Press and went on to work as a foreign correspondent in Berlin and London for Universal News Service and International News Service. In 1940, as a foreign correspondent for The New York Times, Tolischus was expelled from Germany by the Nazi authorities. In 1941, he was appointed as the chief foreign correspondent for both The New York Times and The Times in Tokyo. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, Tolischus was arrested by Japanese authorities. After enduring six months of torture and confinement, he was permitted to be evacuated from Japan along with the rest of the U.S. press corps. In 1942, Tolischus became a member of The New York Times editorial board, where he worked until his retirement in 1964.