Rainer Flöhl
Rainer Flöhl (born January 14, 1938 in Mannheim ; † February 14, 2016 ) was a German science journalist . From 1980 until his retirement in 2003 he was head of the “Nature and Science” section of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung .
Life
Flöhl grew up in Main Franconia; He graduated from high school in Haßfurt am Main in 1957. Flöhl studied chemistry and after graduating in 1964 began to write his first science journalistic articles for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ). In 1967 Flöhl joined the FAZ's features section. In 1974 he was also a biochemical work on the transport of sugars through biological membranes (title: "For radioactive synthesis and biochemistry tritiated effectors of the lac system") doctorate . From 1980 to 2003 Flöhl headed the “Nature and Science” section of the FAZ, where he mainly dealt with the subject of medicine. His abbreviation for the FAZ was "RF".
In the mid-1980s, Flöhl headed the medical department of the FAZ subsidiary Die Neue Ärztliche - general newspaper for clinics and practice , a daily newspaper for doctors that appeared from 1985 to 1991.
Flöhl was a co-founder and on the first board of the science press conference .
Awards
- 1980: Theodor Wolff Prize
- 1980: Journalism award "Medicine in Word"
- 1981: Upjohn Fellowship
- 1992: Prize of the Society of German Chemists for journalists
- 1995: Walter Trummert Medal from the Association of German Specialized and Professional Press
- 1996: Golden pen of the German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics
- 1997: Medal for scientific journalism from the German Physical Society
- 2000: Werner-Körte-Medal in gold of the German Society for Surgery
- 2003: Prize for science journalism from the German Society for Cardiology
Web links
- Literature by and about Rainer Flöhl in the catalog of the German National Library
- Page about Flöhl in the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Individual evidence
-
^ On the death of Rainer Flöhl: A consulting room for the cultural sector , FAZ, February 16, 2016, accessed on February 17, 2016
Obituary notice, February 19, 2016 - ↑ Rainer Klawki: The "framing" of scientific findings to the public. The Cardiologist 2008; 2; Pp. 80-84
- ^ Jean Pütz : The founding history of the WPK , wpk.org, 2011
- ↑ Theodor Wolff Prize ( Memento of the original from December 8, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c W. Künzel, K. Diedrich, M. Hohmann (Ed.): 51st Congress of the German Society for Gynecology and Obstetrics. Springer 1997
- ^ Prize of the GDCh for journalists and writers
- ↑ Walter Trummert Prize
- ↑ Medal for Scientific Journalism
- ↑ Werner-Körte-Medal in gold
- ↑ Prize for Science Journalism
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Flöhl, Rainer |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German science journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 14, 1938 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mannheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 14, 2016 |