Franz Herre

Franz Herre (born April 11, 1926 in Fischen im Allgäu ) is a German historian and publicist .

Life

Franz Herre grew up in Augsburg. He studied history , German literature and philosophy at the University of Munich and received his doctorate in 1949 under Franz Schnabel with a study on the Augsburg bourgeoisie in the Age of Enlightenment . He then worked for many years as a journalist, for example for the Augsburger Allgemeine and Rheinische Merkur (1955–1959 head of the foreign policy department). From 1962 to 1981 he was editor-in-chief of Deutsche Welle in Cologne . Today he lives as a freelance journalist in Herrsching am Ammersee .

Herre is known as the author of numerous biographical histories appealing to a broad audience, especially from the 19th century, in which he combines scientific solidity with a narrative style rich in anecdotes .

Works

Biographies

• Freiherr vom Stein : his life, his time , Cologne 1973.
• Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria : his life, his time , Cologne 1978.
• Kaiser Wilhelm I : the last Prussian , Cologne 1980.
• Radetzky : a biography , Cologne 1981.
• Metternich : Statesman of Peace , Cologne 1983.
• Moltke : the man and his century , Stuttgart 1984.
• Ludwig II of Bavaria : his life - his country - his time , Stuttgart 1986.
• Emperor Friedrich III. : Germany's Liberal Hope, a biography , Stuttgart 1987.
• Montgelas : Founder of the Bavarian State , Weilheim 1988.
• Napoleon Bonaparte : Pioneers of the Century , Munich 1988.
• Napoleon III : Splendor and misery of the Second Empire , Munich 1990.
• Bismarck : the Prussian German , Cologne 1991.
• Kaiser Wilhelm II .: Monarch Between Times , Cologne 1993.
• Maria Theresa : the great Habsburg , Cologne 1994.
• Marie Louise : Napoleon was her fate , Cologne 1996.
• Prinz Eugen : Europe's secret ruler , Stuttgart 1997.
• George Washington : President at the cradle of a world power , Stuttgart 1999.
• Eugénie : Empress of the French , Stuttgart 2000.
• Joséphine : Empress at Napoleon's side , Regensburg 2003.
• Napoleon Bonaparte : a biography , revised new edition, Regensburg 2003.
• Marie Antoinette : from the royal throne to the scaffold , Stuttgart a. a. 2004.
• Ludwig I .: a romantic on Bavaria's throne , Stuttgart a. a. 2005.
• Empress Friedrich : Victoria, an Englishwoman in Germany , Stuttgart a. a. 2005.
• Friedrich Wilhelm IV .: The other Prussian king , Gernsbach 2007.

Monographs

• The Augsburg bourgeoisie in the Age of Enlightenment , in series: Treatises on the history of the city of Augsburg; H. 6, Diss. 1949, Augsburg a. a. 1952.
• Nation without a State: The Origin of the German Question , Kiepenheuer & Witsch , Cologne-Berlin 1967.
• Anno 70/71 : One war, one empire, one emperor , Cologne 1970; ISBN 3-763214-68-2 .
• The American Revolution: Birth of a World Power , Cologne 1976; ISBN 3-404640-53-5 .
• Germans and French: The Long Road to Friendship , Bergisch Gladbach 1983; ISBN 3-785703-59-7 .
• Die Fugger in their time , Wißner Verlag, Augsburg 12th edition 2009 ISBN 3-89639-490-8 .
• The history of France. Written by Franz Herre and told in pictures by Erich Lessing , C. Bertelsmann Verlag , Munich 1989; ISBN 3-570075-83-4 .

Other works

• Bibliography on contemporary history and on World War II for the years 1945–1950 , (editor with Hellmuth Auerbach ) Munich 1955.
• Paris: A Historical Guide from the Middle Ages to the Belle Epoque , Cologne 1972.
• The Perfect Gourmet: Introduction to the Art of Enjoyment , Düsseldorf 1977.
• Vienna: historical walks , Cologne 1992.
• A for Adenauer: Memories of the Beginnings of the Bonn Republic , Stuttgart 1997.
• Turn of the century 1900: doom and gloom and belief in progress , Stuttgart 1998.
• Rome: historical walks , Cologne 1999.
• Preferably pasta with truffles: a connoisseur on the go , Munich a. a. 2001. ISBN 3-7338-0310-8

literature

• With historical swings. The joy of the anecdotal: Franz Herre is eighty years old , by Michael Jeismann, FAZ from April 22, 2006.

Web links

• Literature by and about Franz Herre in the catalog of the German National Library
• Works by and about Franz Herre  in the German Digital Library
• Entry on Franz Herre in Kalliope