George Wyland
George Wyland ( George Wyland-Herzfelde * 14. October 1925 in Berlin ; † 28. June 2011 in Zurich ) was a German - American , in Switzerland living journalist and former figure skater .
Life
George Wyland grew up as the son of the Malik publisher Wieland Herzfelde in the vicinity of the legendary inventor of the photomontage John Heartfield , who was his uncle, and George Grosz . In 1933 his parents fled first to Austria and then via Prague to New York .
George Wyland's newly adopted name in America is, according to his own statement, a combination of the Americanized first name of George Grosz, his father's best friend and also his own friend, and the first name of his father, which George Wyland uses as the last name.
After the war, the family was able to return to Germany in 1949, George Wyland had meanwhile tried his hand at a professional figure skater. Back in Europe, he turned to journalism and other activities in the field of communication and advertising. For many years he had been living in seclusion in Zurich as one of the last contemporary witnesses to the history of the Malik publishing house. There he died at the age of 85.
Quote
“When I went to school the first day, the teacher said: I will make men of you who will defend the country. So I got up and said: Listen, I'm here to learn arithmetic and writing. To which he said: Remember, the man will end up on the gallows. My parents took me out of school and sent me to Salzburg. "
Works
- Lucky. Memoirs 1925–1949. Dtv, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-423-24329-5 . (Memoirs)
Web links
- Steadfast, silent conversations in: Neues Deutschland from July 1st, 2011
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lucky. Memories , Munich 2003
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wyland, George |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wyland-Herzfelde, George |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-American journalist and figure skater |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 28, 2011 |
| Place of death | Zurich |