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André Ratti (born October 8, 1935 in Basel ; † October 25, 1986 there ) was a Swiss television journalist .
Life
Ratti had worked at Walter Verlag in Olten since the 1960s . In the 1970s he increasingly took on scientific topics. He made a name for himself with the program Menschen Technik Wissenschaft (MTW) , which he launched and moderated .
When he found out in 1985 that he had AIDS , he took a career break. He was elected the first president of Swiss AIDS Federation. At their first press conference on July 2, 1985, he announced: "My name is André Ratti, I'm 50, homosexual, and I have AIDS." His participation in meetings was very limited as the disease progressed.
In 1983 he gave Markus Kutter the idea for a feature film that was made in 1990: The Death of Basel (Director: Urs Odermatt ).
Fonts
- Before we die out. Manifest . Lenos (Politprint 3), Basel 1976, ISBN 3-85787-039-7
Web links
- Literature by and about André Ratti in the catalog of the German National Library
- Die Tod zu Basel Website for the film
- Jan Pagotto-Uebelhart: Ratti, André. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ratti, André |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss television journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 25, 1986 |
| Place of death | Basel |