Bernard Imhasly
Bernard Imhasly (born May 21, 1946 in Sierre , Canton of Valais ) is a Swiss linguist , diplomat , journalist and publicist .
Life
Imhasly attended the monastery school in Einsiedeln and, after graduating from high school, studied linguistics and anthropology at the University of Zurich from 1966 to 1972 . In 1972 he was promoted to Dr. phil. doctorate, 1972/73 he stayed in Bangladesh for research purposes . From 1973 to 1978 he was a lecturer in linguistics at the University of Zurich.
In 1978 he joined the Swiss diplomatic service of the Federal Department of Foreign Affairs . a. in Geneva, London, Bern and New Delhi. In 1990 he switched to business consulting and then to journalism. From 1991 to 2007 he was the South Asia correspondent for the Neue Zürcher Zeitung . He published a. a. in the taz , the Handelsblatt and the press .
Imhasly is married with one daughter and has lived in India since 1984 .
Awards
- 2009: Zurich Journalist Prize (complete works)
Fonts (selection)
- The concept of linguistic creativity in modern linguistics (= linguistic work . 20). Niemeyer, Tübingen 1974, ISBN 3-484-10209-8 .
- with Hans-Peter Müller, Hans Grombach: Modernization Processes in Bangladesh. Social and cognitive structures in cultural change (= European university publications . Series 22. Sociology . Vol. 15). Lang, Bern a. a. 1975, ISBN 3-261-01856-9 .
- with Harald Burger : Forms of linguistic communication. An introduction (= main areas of sociology ). Kösel, Munich 1978, ISBN 3-466-32009-7 .
- with Bernhard Marfurt, Paul Portmann : Concepts of Linguistics. An introduction (= study books on linguistics and literary studies . Vol. 9). Academic Publishing Company Athenaion, Wiesbaden 1979, ISBN 3-7997-0718-2 .
- Farewell to Gandhi ?. A journey through the new India . Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau a. a. 2006, ISBN 3-451-28649-1 .
- India. A country portrait . Links, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-86153-822-6 . (also published by the Federal Agency for Civic Education )
Web links
- Literature by and about Bernard Imhasly in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Bernard Imhasly in the German Digital Library
- Search for Bernard Imhasly in the SPK digital portal of the Prussian Cultural Heritage Foundation
- Short biography and reviews of works by Bernard Imhasly at perlentaucher.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Imhasly, Bernard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss linguist, diplomat, journalist and publicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 21, 1946 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sierre , canton of Valais |