Claus Koch (writer)

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Claus Koch (* 1929 in Munich ; † November 3 , 2010 in Berlin ) was a German writer and journalist.

Life

Koch came from a middle-class family and grew up in Munich. He studied philosophy, economics and various humanities. After that he initially worked for a business publishing house.

Since 1959 he has worked as a freelance journalist for the press and radio, and since 2003 he has built up his own media service , Der neue Phosphoros . In the 1960s Koch edited the monthly magazine "atomzeitalter", later he was co-editor and editor of the magazine for social science " Leviathan " and collaborator on several social science research projects.

Most recently he lived as a freelance journalist , essayist and non-fiction author in Berlin .

Works

  • The greed of the market - the impotence of the state in the struggle of the world economy. 1998.
  • The end of self-deception - Europe needs a constitution. Hanser, 1997.
  • End of naturalness - pamphlet on biotechnology and biomoral. Hanser, Munich, Vienna 1994, ISBN 3-446-17686-1 .
  • Opinion leader. The intelligence papers of the Germans. Rotbuch, Berlin 1989.

Essays and Articles

  • The clone and our lust for fear. In: taz. January 26, 1998.
  • An abuse of Germany. For Schröder - that's what almost all media sound like. From this speaks the need for a strong man. In: taz. 4th / 5th April 1998.
  • Majority mood and half education. In: SZ. 1./2. April 1999.
  • Bankruptcy declaration of the left. In: SZ. March 19, 1999.
  • There is nothing to share. What separates Germans and Jews from one another. In: SZ. October 8, 1999.
  • Own yourself! The decoding of the genome enforces a new social contract: everyone becomes their own organic entrepreneur. In: FAZ. July 14, 2000.
  • Gene research as theological research. In: SZ. January 5, 2001.
  • End of inhibitions. In: SZ. January 24, 2003.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Extensive review of the book: Detlev Schöttker: A catalog of types in the German press: Claus Koch's "Meinungsführer" in: Merkur 498 (August 1990, issue 8), pages 700–704
personal data
SURNAME Cook, Claus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH December 2010
Place of death Berlin