Gunter Hofmann
Gunter Hofmann (born December 31, 1942 in Oberwernersdorf) is a German journalist .
Life
Gunter Hofmann studied political science , sociology and philosophy in Frankfurt and Heidelberg and was awarded the dissertation politics and ethics at Karl Jaspers in political philosophy at Dolf Sternberger in Heidelberg doctorate .
Until 2008 he worked first as head of the Bonn office, later as chief correspondent for the weekly newspaper Die Zeit in Berlin , where he is still employed as an author to this day. Before that, he was a correspondent for the Stuttgarter Zeitung in Bonn for seven years . He also wrote a weekly column for Cicero (magazine) Online.
For his book Farewells, Beginnings - The Federal Republic, an Anatomy (2002) he received the 2003 prize The Political Book of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation for “the best political book of the year”.
Together with Ulrike Brincker, Hofmann released the film Mister Federal Republic in 2007 for the 80th birthday of the former Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher . With the ZDF journalist Ruprecht Eser and director Marvin Enholt he created the film Helmut Schmidt : Der deutsche Kanzler (2008). In 2010 he presented a biography for Richard von Weizsäcker's 90th birthday .
Gunter Hofmann is married and has three sons.
Fonts
- Politics and ethos with Karl Jaspers , dissertation, Heidelberg 1968
- Willy Brandt . Portrait of a scout from Germany , Rowohlt Verlag , Reinbek near Hamburg 1988
- Richard von Weizsäcker in conversation with Gunter Hofmann and Werner A. Perger , Vito von Eichborn Verlag , Frankfurt am Main 1992
- The controversy: Weizsäcker's party criticism in the discussion , Vito von Eichborn Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1992
- Heiner Geißler in conversation with Gunter Hofmann and Werner A. Perger , 1993, ISBN 3-8218-1163-3
- Farewells, beginnings - The Federal Republic, an anatomy , Verlag Antje Kunstmann , Munich 2002
- Family ties. The politicization of Europe , Verlag Antje Kunstmann, Munich 2005
- with Adam Krzemiński , Dirk Reinartz and Lukas Trzcinski: Guilt & Atonement and Pride & Prejudice , Edition Photo Wallpaper 2007
- Richard von Weizsäcker. A German Life , CH Beck , Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-406-59809-8
- Poles and Germans. The way to the European revolution 1989/1990 , Suhrkamp , Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-518-42234-2
- Willy Brandt and Helmut Schmidt - History of a Difficult Friendship , CH Beck , Munich 2012, ISBN 978-3-406-63977-7
- Helmut Schmidt - Soldier, Chancellor, Icon , CH Beck , Munich 2015, ISBN 978-3-406-68688-7
- Marion Dönhoff: The Countess, Her Friends and the Other Germany , CH Beck , Munich 2019, ISBN 978-3406725920
Web links
- Literature by and about Gunter Hofmann in the catalog of the German National Library
- Cicero Online Column
Individual evidence
- ^ Prize for Gunter Hofmann , in: Welt Online, May 16, 2003.
- ↑ http://www.deutschlandradiokultur.de/ein-politiker-zwei-lebenslösungen.950.de.html?dram:article_id=138611
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hofmann, Gunter |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist and non-fiction author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 31, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Oberwernersdorf |