Benedikt Foeger
Benedikt O. Föger (born August 1, 1970 in Ried im Innkreis ) is an Austrian publisher , science journalist and author.
Life
After studying biology and German in Vienna, Föger worked in the Association for Probation Assistance and Social Work; Research stays at Oxford University and in Uruguay followed .
Föger wrote numerous scientific publications as a science journalist (especially in the "Spectrum" of the "Presse" and "Universum Magazin") and author. For this he was awarded the Austrian Promotion Prize for Science Journalism 2001. Föger has been a managing partner at Czernin Verlag since 2004 . In 2004 he received the Bruno Kreisky Prize for special publishing achievements . From 2009 to 2014 Föger was Chairman of the Austrian Publishers Association and Vice President of the Main Association of the Austrian Book Trade . Since 2014 he has been President of the Main Association of the Austrian Book Trade.
Publications
- Benedikt Föger, Klaus Taschwer: The other side of the mirror - Konrad Lorenz and National Socialism. Czernin, Vienna 2001, ISBN 3-7076-0124-2
- Klaus Taschwer, Benedikt Föger: Konrad Lorenz - biography. Zsolnay, Vienna 2003, ISBN 3-552-05282-8 . Also: dtv, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-423-34527-9
- Benedikt Föger (ed.): Shifted time. Czernin, Vienna 2009, ISBN 978-3-7076-0308-8
Web links
- Literature by and about Benedikt Föger in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and reviews of works by Benedikt Föger at perlentaucher.de
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Foeger, Benedict |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Föger, Benedikt O. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian behavioral researcher, science journalist, author and publishing director in Vienna |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 1, 1970 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ried im Innkreis |