text: It was rumored that his former pupil and Nazi Party member , Martin Heidegger , informed Husserl that he was discharged , but Heidegger later denied this , labeling it as slander .
simplified: It is rumored that his former pupil and Nazi Party member , Martin Heidegger , informed Husserl that he was discharged , but Heidegger later denied this , labeling it as slander .