Fritz Hodeige
Fritz Hodeige (born December 18, 1920 in Berlin ; † August 26, 2001 ) was a German publisher .
Fritz Hodeige was born as the son of the businessman Max Hodeige. He received his doctorate in Marburg in 1949 and worked for a publishing house in Düsseldorf in the following years. After marrying the publisher's daughter Eleonore Rombach, he took over the management of the Rombach publishing house in Freiburg as sole managing director in 1956 . He founded the book publisher with a focus on scientific publications. He was also a shareholder representative and supervisory board member at Badischer Verlag . In 1987 he retired.
With the Eleonore and Fritz Hodeige Foundation, he promoted art, culture and medical research.
Honors
- Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class (1981)
- Large Federal Cross of Merit
- Medal of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg
- Honorary Senator of the University of Freiburg
Publications
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On the position of poets and books in society. A sociological study of literature . Dissertation University of Marburg 1949.
- printed Börsenblatt für den deutschen Buchhandel 12, 1956, pp. 1141–1170.
- Cancerous. Notes . Rombach, Freiburg im Breisgau 1993, ISBN 3-7930-0679-4 .
- Imprints. An ethics of dealing with Rombach, Freiburg im Breisgau 2001, ISBN 978-3-7930-9203-2 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Fritz Hodeige in the catalog of the German National Library
- Mourning for Fritz Hodeige , press release of the Federal Association of German Newspaper Publishers
- Company history of the Rombach-Verlag ( Memento from April 14, 2010 in the Internet Archive )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hodeige, Fritz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hodeige, Fritz Max Klaus (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 18, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 26, 2001 |