Dorothee Hess-Maier

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Dorothee Margarete Helene Ursula Hess-Maier , b. Maier , (born November 6, 1936 in Bad Waldsee ) is a German publisher . She was a member of the management of Otto Maier Verlag as well as the board of directors of Ravensburger AG and was the first woman in its 185-year history to be head of the German Book Trade Association .

Life

Dorothee Hess-Maier is the daughter of the Maier publishing family. Her father Eugen Maier died in World War II , her mother Albertine Maier-Dependorf was a painter and graphic artist .

Dorothee Hess-Maier graduated from high school in Munich , then took courses at the Missouri State University in Springfield (USA) and temporarily studied art history in Munich . Until 1959 she worked at the Munich advertising agency Bußkamp + Koch . Then she did an apprenticeship as a publisher at the family-owned Otto Maier Verlag in Ravensburg .

In 1966, at the age of 30, she was a partner in the editing department of the book publisher and ultimately the entire book publisher. Together with her cousin Otto Julius Maier , she ran the book and games publisher from 1978. From 1995 to 2000 she was spokeswoman on the three-person board of the Ravensburger AG group. 2006 to 2015 was Dorothee Hess-Maier deputy chairman of the Supervisory Board of the company.

Since 1986 she has been a member of the board of directors of the German Book Trade Association. From 1989 to 1992 she was the first woman in this position to be its head.

Since 2000, Hess-Maier has been chairwoman of the non-profit foundation Ravensburger Verlag, which was established by the Ravensburger AG group and its shareholders. The foundation focuses on children, families, education and upbringing.

Dorothee Hess-Maier was a member of the Baden-Württemberg Education Council in the 13th legislative period . From 2005 to 2007 she had a seat on the supervisory board of the State Institute for School Development and has been a member of the university council of the Weingarten University of Education since 2000 .

Hess-Maier was married to William Hess, who died in 1994. She has two sons.

Honors

Works

  • Dorothee Hess-Maier: Reliable size: Dr. Manfred Beltz Rübelmann, publisher and printing entrepreneur in Weinheim / Bergstrasse, celebrates his 65th birthday, in: Börsenblatt des Deutschen Buchhandel , Vol. 163, 1996, No. 47, pp. 13-14.
  • Dorothee Maier: Peace as a practical, arduous everyday task , in: Börsenblatt für den deutschen Buchhandel , Vol. 159, 1992, No. 80, pp. 4-5.
  • Dorothee Maier: Pro Academy, not against Leipzig , in: Börsenblatt des Deutschen Buchhandel , Vol. 159, 1992, No. 45, pp. 22-26.
  • Dorothee Maier: Balance sheet , in: Börsenblatt des Deutschen Buchhandel , Vol. 159, 1992, No. 30, pp. 10-19.
  • Dorothee Maier: The future of Leipzig? From the general meeting in Leipzig , in: Börsenblatt für den deutschen Buchhandel , Vol. 158, 1991, No. 31: 1275.

literature

  • Elisabeth Niggemann : "Always ladylike, first class" , in: Börsenblatt , Vol. 183, 2016, No. 44:18
  • Edda Ziegler: Heiresses, Founders, Employees , in: Edda Ziegler: Bookwomen: Women in the History of the German Book Trade , Göttingen 2014, ISBN 978-3-8353-1523-5 , pp. 161-183.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Compilation of the heads of the Börsenverein in 185 years, homepage of the Börsenverein. pdf
  2. ^ Munzinger. Retrieved May 18, 2015 .
  3. ↑ Dorothee Hess-Maier turns 80. Retrieved on July 24, 2019 (German).
  4. ↑ a b Börsenblatt: Ravensburger publisher Dorothee Hess-Maier turns 75. November 3, 11, accessed on May 18, 2015 .
  5. ^ Report of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Culture on the Education Council and its members
  6. ^ Members of the University Council. In: Weingarten University of Education. January 6, 2010, accessed July 29, 2019 .
  7. ^ Dorothee Hess-Maier. In: Wirtschaftswoche. March 4, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2019 .
  8. ↑ a b c Dorothee Hess-Maier honored as honorary senator of the PH. In: Weingarten University of Education. May 21, 2015, accessed July 29, 2019 .
  9. ^ Cross of Merit 1st Class for Dorothee Hess-Maier: Press release: Baden-Württemberg.de. September 23, 2015, accessed July 29, 2019 .
  10. ^ Swabian - The regional news portal in Baden-Württemberg. Retrieved July 29, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Hess-Maier, Dorothee
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hess-Maier, Dorothee Margarete Helene Ursula (full name); Maier (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German publisher
DATE OF BIRTH November 6, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Bad Waldsee