Kissinger was born Heinz Alfred Kissinger in Fürth, Bavaria, Germany, in 1923 during the Weimar Republic, to a family of German Jews. His father, Louis .\rbr\rbrThe Life and Career of Henry Kissinger: Biography, Youth, Diplomacy, Nixon, Cold War (1992) Kissinger was born Heinz Alfred Kissinger in Fürth, Bavaria, .\rbr\rbrKissinger was born Heinz Alfred Kissinger in Fürth, Bavaria, Germany, in 1923 during the Weimar Republic, to a family of German Jews. His father, Louis Kissi.