Fritz Meinecke

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Fritz Meinecke
language German
genre Lost place , bushcrafting , survival
YouTube
channels Fritz Meinecke
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founding September 25, 2014 (Fritz Meinecke)
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January 22, 2020 (Fritz Meinecke-Live)
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Friedrich "Fritz" Meinecke (* 1989 in Magdeburg ) is a German web video producer , adventurer and urban explorer .

Life

Meinecke lived in Magdeburg until he was 18, when he broke off his training as an automotive mechatronics technician . He then moved to Stuttgart to train as a banker . After completing his apprenticeship, he only worked for a short time as a banker and voluntarily joined the armed forces for 15 months, since he could not imagine working as a banker until retirement . After his time in the Bundeswehr as a soldier in the military police , he completed a degree in Game Art & Animation in Berlin and then worked in this area.

In his YouTube channels he has been reporting since 2014. a. from his projects in the field of bushcrafting and survival, but also from joint activities with other YouTubers and carries out product reviews. He also runs a web shop . 2016, he served as co-host of Wigald Boning in at History broadcast series The history hunters to see. He is a regular guest on television programs and reports on his experiences there. In 2017 he was nominated for the web video award in the lifestyle category.

In the period from July 2019 to February 2020, he did not have a permanent address, as he lived, slept and worked as a project in his Mercedes-Benz G-Class (model 270 CDI Worker ), the conversion of which he also documented in the YouTube series would have. Since then he has lived in Magdeburg again.

plant

  • The adventurer: everything you need to know about the outdoors . Rowohlt Verlag, Reinbek 2017, ISBN 978-3-499-63260-0 .

Filmography (selection)

watch TV

  • together with Wigald Boning: Wigald & Fritz - Die Geschistorjäger . 6 episodes, History , 2016.
  • Lost Place: Prison underwater . at Galileo , ProSieben , Season 2019, Episode 74, March 17, 2019.

Guest appearances

  • at Markus Lanz , ZDF , episode 1004, May 25, 2017.
  • at MDR at 4 , 11 July 2017.
  • at zibb , RBB , July 20, 2017.
  • at Best Buddies - 48 hours through thick and thin. Nitro . Pilot, episode 1, January 28, 2018.

Reports (selection)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Realtalk about school, training & studies | Fritz Meinecke Twitch Highlights , YouTube , accessed on July 23, 2020.
  2. ↑ Markus Mensch: Interview with Fritz Meinecke. In: Monaco de Luxe. November 2, 2016, accessed on February 15, 2020 (German).
  3. ↑ a b FOCUS Online: Death already looked in the eye: YouTube star Fritz Meinecke on thrills. Retrieved February 15, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Web Video Prize 2017 - List of all nominees. Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
  5. ↑ a b YouTuber Fritz Meinecke: This G-Class is his fortress. Retrieved March 18, 2020 .
  6. ↑ HISTORY. Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
  7. ↑ Lost Place: Prison Under Water. Retrieved on February 17, 2020 (German).
  8. ↑ FOCUS Online: Death already looked in the eye: YouTube star Fritz Meinecke on thrills. Retrieved February 17, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Meinecke, Fritz
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Meinecke, Friedrich (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German web video producer, adventurer and urban explorer
DATE OF BIRTH 1989
PLACE OF BIRTH Magdeburg