Dieter Lintz

Dieter Lintz (born March 9, 1959 in Konz ; † August 9, 2014 at Temmels ) was a German journalist and managing editor at Trierischer Volksfreund .

Life

Lintz attended the Hindenburg high school in Trier. He then studied law at the University of Trier . There he had already been active in the school newspapers and student papers. He began his professional career after completing his studies at the then new broadcasting station "Linkshreinischer Rundfunk" (LR) in Mainz . Two years later he switched to the RPR broadcaster in Ludwigshafen am Rhein . In 1991 he took over the position of RPR studio manager in Trier.

From 1998 until his death in 2014 Lintz worked as a local manager at Trierischer Volksfreund . From 2003 he was also the chief editor and thus a member of the chief editor. There he was considered one of the most capable and respected active journalists in terms of reporting and writing style. At Trierischer Volksfreund he mainly worked as a cultural journalist and critic. Lintz was also a sponsor of the Trier Internet newspaper 16vor . At the same time, Lintz also acted as a moderator at many Trier events and was a committed member of the Trier Carnival .

Lintz was a member of the Richard Wagner Association Trier-Luxemburg. From his column Mensch , which has been published since 2004 , he created the book Mensch , published in October 2012 . He also got involved in the charity campaign “My help counts”. Lintz was a supporter of inclusion . He was often a guest on local and regional television and radio stations, often on OK54 .

In 2013, Lintz received the Weissebach Prize from the Trier Prince Guild.

Lintz was married and the father of two daughters.

On August 9, 2014, Lintz died in a car accident near Temmels on the way to Trier.

Works (selection)

Dieter Lintz was involved in various books about Trier and the region.

• Dieter Lintz et al. (Ed.): Studying in Trier - critical interior views of the university and city. Editions Trèves, Trier 1985, ISBN 3-88081-124-5 .
• Dieter Lintz, Josef Tietzen: Do you remember? Trier yesterday and today. Trier 1996, ISBN 3-924631-92-1 .
• Dieter Lintz, Josef Tietzen, Michael Weyand : Trier Antikenfestspiele. Trier 1998, ISBN 3-924631-83-2 .
• Dieter Lintz: Human. Trier 2004, ISBN 3-938889-22-5 .
• Dieter Lintz, Helmut Schröer : Trier-Weimar: a German city partnership. Paulinus, Trier 2012, ISBN 978-3-7902-1638-7 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Dieter Lintz in the catalog of the German National Library
• Dieter Lintz in the Internet Movie Database (English)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d} Obituary on 16vor.de ( Memento of the original from August 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on August 11, 2014. 
2. ↑ ^{a b} Obituary on Lokalo.de , accessed on August 11, 2014.
3. ^ Obituary in the town hall newspaper and acknowledgment by Mayor Klaus Jensen , accessed on August 12, 2014.
4. ↑ Detailed obituary in the Trierisches Volksfreund , accessed on August 11, 2014.
5. ↑ Obituary at the Trier Wochenspiegel ( Memento from August 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
6. ↑ Appreciations by Dieter Lintz from parties and associations ( Memento of the original from August 17, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed on August 11, 2014. 
7. ↑ Article on the book , accessed on August 11, 2014.
8. ↑ People at Amazon
9. ↑ Short obituary of the Trierischer Volksfreund ( Memento from August 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
10. ^ Obituary of the Ausonius School
11. ↑ Lintz at the OK54
12. ↑ Presentation of the Weissebach Prize to Dieter Lintz on volksfreund.de, accessed on August 12, 2014.