Gustav Albrecht (publisher)

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Gustav Albrecht (born December 20, 1890 in Berlin ; † 1947 ) was director of the German news agency (DNB) and publishing director.

Career

Gustav was born as the illegitimate son of Theodor Reismann-Grone . He later named Gustav Albrecht as his father. He studied law and history in Heidelberg, Munich, Giessen and Berlin. 1912 doctorate in Giessen . In 1914 he became political editor of the "Rheinisch-Westfälische Zeitung" in Essen, and from 1915 to 1918 he was chief editor of the "Post" in Berlin. From 1918 to 1930 he worked for the national-conservative business newspaper of his father Rheinisch-Westfälische Zeitung in Essen as publishing director and editor-in-chief.

On May 15, 1933, he became the publishing director of the former Jewish WTB ( Wolffs Telegraphisches Bureau ) on behalf of the Propaganda Ministry . From 1939 to 1945 he was director of the German news office (DNB).

literature

  • Albrecht, Gustav in Reichs Handbuch der Deutschen Gesellschaft - The handbook of personalities in words and pictures. First volume, Deutscher Wirtschaftsverlag, Berlin 1930, ISBN 3-598-30664-4 , p. 15.
  • Hanno Hardt, Elke Hilscher, Winfried B. Lerg: Press in Exile: Contribution to the history of communication d. German Exils 1933-1945 , 1979, pages 92 and 96
  • James J. Barnes, Patience P. Barnes: Nazis in Pre-War London, 1930-1939: The Fate and Role of German Party , 2005, 76
  • International Military Tribunal, United States. Dept. of State, United States. Was Dept. "Nazi Conspiracy and Aggression," 1946, p. 181
  • Konrad Dussel: German daily press in the 19th and 20th centuries , LIT Verlag Berlin, 2004, pages 168 and 265

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personal data
SURNAME Albrecht, Gustav
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German Publishing Director, Director of the German News Office (DNB)
DATE OF BIRTH December 20, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH 1947