Eike Christian Hirsch
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Eike Christian Hirsch (born April 6, 1937 in Bilthoven , Netherlands ) is a German journalist and writer.
Live and act
Eike Christian Hirsch studied theology and philosophy in Göttingen , Heidelberg and Basel , in Basel especially with Karl Barth , who had a great influence on him. He did his doctorate in Heidelberg on Kant's statements on the Christian religion. Until 1996 he was the head of the Religion and Society editorial team at NDR radio .
As a radio writer, he was particularly interested in the discussion of the Christian faith with the natural sciences and atheism . Eike Christian Hirsch became popular in 1975 when the star began to publish its glossary German for know-it-alls . They combine speech observation with wit and satire and thus shaped a new style of infotainment . In the 1980s, Hirsch hosted the TV talk show III nach 9 on Radio Bremen . As a freelance author, he has written books on questions of faith and the German language. In 1971, Hirsch interviewed Werner Heisenberg on the religious question, which can be found in his book Expedition into the Faithful World, and in 2000 he published a biography of Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz .
Awards
- 1986: Kassel Literature Prize for the interpretation of the comic in Der Witzableiter or the School of Laughter
- 1992: Lower Saxony State Prize for Journalism
- 2006: Kurt Morawietz Literature Prize
Publications (selection)
- German for know-it-alls. 1976
- More German for know-it-alls. 1979
- Expedition into the world of faith. 1981
- On the people's mouths. Glosses. 1982
- The joke conductor or the school of laughter . Munich 1985, 2001, ISBN 3-406-47560-4 , dtv 11483 ISBN 3-423-11483-5 .
- Be careful on the ladder to heaven. Information on questions of faith . 1st edition. Hoffmann and Campe, Hamburg 1987, ISBN 3-455-08628-4 .
- Lettuce. Mockery reports for know-it-alls. Hamburg 1988, ISBN 3-455-08287-4
- Word and manslaughter . Hamburg 1991, ISBN 3-455-08389-7
- In the silkworm's house . Hamburg 1993, ISBN 3-455-03352-0
- My word in God's ear. A belief that takes on reason. Hamburg, 1995, ISBN 3-455-11055-X
- The famous Herr Leibniz . A biography . Munich 2000, ISBN 3-406-45268-X
- Mercilessly good. Excursions into the new German . Munich 2004, ISBN 3-406-52304-8
- German is good. Speech pleasure for know-it-alls. Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-406-56814-5 .
- Insurer in the leader state. Hanover's Brandkasse and Provinzial 1933–1945 , Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 2012, ISBN 978-3-8353-1044-5
- Is that German or can it go away? The most beautiful ideas of the new German , CH Beck, Munich 2019, ISBN 978-3-406-74227-9
Web links
- Literature by and about Eike Christian Hirsch in the catalog of the German National Library
- Short biography and reviews of works by Eike Christian Hirsch at perlentaucher.de
Individual evidence
- ^ Statement by Dr. Eike Christian Hirsch on the alleged Heisenberg saying: “The first drink from a natural science cup makes you atheistic; but at the bottom of the cup, God is waiting. ” At Wikiquote
- ^ Eike Christian Hirsch - Prize Winner 1986, Brückner-Kühner Foundation
- ^ The Lower Saxony State Prize
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hirsch, Eike Christian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 6, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bilthoven |