Manfred Geist

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Manfred Geist (born September 23, 1939 in Harheim , † July 20, 1997 in Hamburg ) was a German journalist .

Life

Geist started as a trainee at Wirtschaftswoche in 1966 . He later became deputy editor-in-chief. In 1974 he switched to Axel Springer Verlag . He then acted as deputy editor-in-chief at the Illustrierte Bunte . From 1979 to 1994 he was editor-in-chief of the newspaper Welt am Sonntag together with Claus Jacobi . Afterwards he was the editorial director of Welt and Welt am Sonntag . In 1995 he became the sole editor-in-chief of Welt am Sonntag and in 1996 publisher of the newspaper.

Geist was a reserve officer in the paratrooper troops and was a member of the Inner Leadership Advisory Board . At Die Welt , he founded the “Bundeswehr and Society” forum. For this he received the Bundeswehr Cross of Honor in gold.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Peter Gillies: Manfred Geist preferred straightforwardness to compromise . In: Die Welt , July 21, 1997.
  2. ↑ Ulf C. Goettges: A man of values ​​and principles . In: Berliner Zeitung , July 21, 1997.
  3. ↑ Six former editors-in-chief congratulate . In: Welt am Sonntag , August 3, 2008.
personal data
SURNAME Spirit, Manfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German journalist
DATE OF BIRTH September 23, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Harheim
DATE OF DEATH July 20, 1997
Place of death Hamburg