Dirk Schuemer
Dirk Schümer (* 1962 in Soest , North Rhine-Westphalia ) is a German author , translator and correspondent .
Life
Schümer finished his school education with the Abitur in 1981 and then completed a two-year traineeship at the Westfalenpost . Afterwards, Schümer did his community service in Tübingen and then studied German , philosophy and medieval history in Hamburg , Paris and Basel .
At the beginning of the 1990s he worked for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , from January 1991 as an editor in the features section of the humanities. In 1993, after a brief activity as a cultural reporter at Spiegel , he returned to the FAZ and was again active in the features section. In 1995 and 1996 Schümer was visiting lecturer for journalism at the Universities of Essen and the University of Groningen . At the beginning of 1996 he became the FAZ's correspondent for Northern Germany, the Netherlands and Northern Europe, based in Hamburg.
In March 2000 Schümer moved to Venice as a European correspondent for several years . He has written reports and reviews on European, especially Italian, topics. In 2004 he replaced Dietmar Polaczek as the FAZ's sole cultural correspondent for Italy; in the meantime (2009–2012) he worked in a similar position from Vienna.
In 2012 Schümer returned to Venice. After the death of Frank Schirrmacher , editor of the FAZ , he moved to the world group on November 1, 2014, in the same position , for which he reports on European issues, politics, society and culture.
Schümer translated the book Beloved Animal together with Stefanie Peter . The story of an intimate relationship (1994) by Midas Dekkers from Dutch .
Dirk Schümer is an appointed member of the German Academy for Football Culture .
Works
- The old Soesters. About everyday life in a medieval city. A reader with serious and comical stories for the benefit and pious of the inquisitive descendants . Verlag der Ritterschen Buch- und Kunsthandlung, Soest 1992, ISBN 3-9801714-2-6 .
- God is round. The culture of football . Berlin Verlag, Berlin 1996 (TB 1998, ISBN 3-518-39351-0 ).
- The child catcher. A Belgian drama with a European dimension . Siedler Verlag, Berlin 1997 (TB 1999, ISBN 3-442-75549-2 ).
- The face of Europe. A continent is growing together . Hoffmann and Campe Verlag, Hamburg 2000 (TB dtv, ISBN 978-3-423-34058-8 ).
- Life in Venice . With illustrations by Oliver Sebel. Ullstein, Munich 2003 (TB 2004, ISBN 978-3-548-60435-0 ).
- On foot. A brief history of hiking . Malik Verlag, Munich 2010, (TB 2012, ISBN 978-3-492-27495-1 ).
- Schland. How football reinvented Germany . Piper Verlag, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-492-25981-1 .
- Tourists are always the other . Hanser Verlag, Munich 2014, ISBN 978-3-446-24356-9 .
Awards
- In 2014 Dirk Schümer was awarded the Erich Fromm Prize . The award was made for the fact that he “tirelessly calls to mind the humane with his contributions” that connects “the different cultures of Europe”.
- 2014: Premio Venezia des Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti
Web links
- Literature by and about Dirk Schümer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and reviews of works by Dirk Schümer at perlentaucher.de
- Dirk Schümer in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography on the world's website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dirk Schümer changes to the world group , DIE WELT from August 4, 2014.
- ↑ https://www.fussball-kultur.org/adresse/address/dirk-schuemer
- ↑ Documentation of the award
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schumber, Dirk |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German author and correspondent |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Soest |