Kurt Wimmer (journalist)
Kurt Wimmer (born December 18, 1932 in Linz ) is an Austrian journalist .
Life
Kurt Wimmer attended secondary school in Linz, graduated there and then studied history and French at the University of Graz . Following his doctorate, he did his doctorate on liberalism in Upper Austria , he worked for the Kleine Zeitung from 1958 . After six years in the local and political editorial offices, he became deputy editor-in-chief alongside the editor-in-chief Fritz Csoklich in 1964 , a collaboration that lasted 30 years. From 1994 until his retirement in 1997, Wimmer was editor-in-chief.
Recognitions
- 1964 and 1967: Austrian State Prize for journalistic achievements in the interest of young people
- 1973: Dr. Karl Renner Journalism Prize
- 1988: Leopold Kunschak Press Prize
Publications
- Liberalism in Upper Austria. Using the example of the liberal-political association for Upper Austria in Linz (1869 - 1909). Contributions to the contemporary history of Upper Austria - Volume 6, Oberösterreichischer Landesverlag , Linz 1979, ISBN 3-85214-240-7 .
- Grown over decades. Printing and publishing house Styria. For the 100th anniversary. Styria-Verlag, Graz 1969.
- with Hanns Koren , Max Mayr: Josef Krainer . A life for Styria . Biography, Styria-Verlag, Graz 1981, ISBN 3-222-11365-3 .
- Back then, 1938. Contemporaries in Graz remembered. To the connection of Austria , Verlag für Collectors, Graz 1988, ISBN 3-85365-068-6 .
- The bridge builder. Hanns Koren and his time (1906 - 1985). A portrait. Biography, Steirische Verlags-Gesellschaft, Graz 2006, ISBN 978-3-85489-132-1 .
literature
- Michael Fleischhacker (Ed.): When writing still helped. Kurt Wimmer on his 65th birthday. Collection of articles, Kleine-Zeitung-Edition, Styria-Verlag, Graz 1998, ISBN 3-222-13002-7 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Kurt Wimmer in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ History: Kurt Wimmer: Master of the intermediate tones ( Memento of the original from November 12, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Styria Media Group
- ^ "Media Bishop" Egon Kapellari pays tribute to Kurt Wimmer medienreferat.at, December 18, 2007
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wimmer, Kurt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 18, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Linz |