Daniel Keel
Daniel Keel (born October 10, 1930 in Einsiedeln , † September 13, 2011 in Zurich ) was a Swiss publisher . He was the founder and active director of Diogenes Verlag until his death .
Life
Keel dropped out of high school and trained as a bookseller from 1947 to 1949. He founded Diogenes Verlag in 1952, initially as a one-man company. In 1954, his childhood friend Rudolf C. Bettschart (1930–2015) joined the company. The Diogenes Verlag was initially a cartoon publisher, the first title was a volume by the Englishman Ronald Searle . The book appeared under the title Because the lamp is still glowing .
In 1961 he founded the Daniel Keel gallery and in 1962 he married the painter Anna Keel , b. Diekmann (1940-2010). The younger son, Philipp (* 1968), took over the publishing activities at Diogenes in 2012, the older, Jakob, chairs its board of directors. Daniel Keel's brother, Othmar Keel, is a theologian, biblical and religious scholar and Egyptologist .
Diogenes Verlag publishes countless important authors such as B. Friedrich Dürrenmatt , Bernhard Schlink , Martin Suter , Paulo Coelho and numerous English-language crime writers such as Donna Leon , Dashiell Hammett and Patricia Highsmith . 5000 published titles by more than 800 writers and artists in more than 65 years of publishing history. Keel found his final resting place in the Fluntern cemetery in Zurich .
Awards
- 2011: Friedrich Perthes Medal from the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels for Keel and his Compagnon Rudolf C. Bettschart "for their great commitment".
- 2011: Knight of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres .
Web links
- Literature by and about Daniel Keel in the catalog of the German National Library
- Martin Ebel: Daniel Keel died. The man who discovered Loriot and Dürrenmatt. Welt Online, September 13, 2011, accessed January 2, 2012.
- Felicitas von Lovenberg: On the death of Daniel Keel. Everything, just not boring. FAZ.net, September 13, 2011, accessed January 2, 2012.
- Hans-Jost Weyandt: On the death of Daniel Keels. With Diogenes from Dürri to Dörrie. Spiegel Online, September 13, 2011, accessed January 2, 2012.
- Daniel Keel, founder of Diogenes Verlag, died at the age of 80
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Redaktionsbüro Harenberg: Knaurs Prominentenlexikon 1980. The personal data of celebrities from politics, economy, culture and society . With over 400 photos. Droemer Knaur, Munich / Zurich 1979, ISBN 3-426-07604-7 , Keel, Daniel, p. 218 .
- ↑ NZZ.ch: "The feminine fascinated me early on" , April 13, 2003.
- ↑ sda: Daniel Keel appointed art knight. NZZ Online, July 13, 2011, accessed December 25, 2011 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Keel, Daniel |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss publisher |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 10, 1930 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Einsiedeln |
DATE OF DEATH | September 13, 2011 |
Place of death | Zurich |