Hans-Jürgen Bersch
Hans-Jürgen Bersch (born April 17, 1925 in Hamburg ; † November 21, 2016 in Wiesbaden ) was a German chemist and science journalist .
Life
Bersch was born in Hamburg-Harburg in 1925 and moved to Leipzig in 1930. After elementary school he attended the Thomas School in Leipzig from 1935 to 1943 . After graduating from high school, he was drafted into the Reich Labor Service and as a soldier in the Air Force . During the Second World War he was captured by the Americans for two years. From 1946 he studied chemistry at the University of Leipzig and Hamburg University .
He initially worked for Norddeutscher Rundfunk and from 1970 was the first editor in the main editorial department for culture / education and upbringing at ZDF . In the chemistry department he was editor and author of the 52-part series Chemistry Study Program (1975–1982) and the 13-part series Bild (n) er der Chemie (1983–1988). In total, he produced more than 250 science programs from 1963 to 1990.
Hans-Jürgen Bersch was chairman of the Thomanerbund eV He lived in Wiesbaden.
Fonts (selection)
- with Karl Heinrich Wiederkehr: Classical experiments in physics. Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1970 (rororo-tele; 13); ISBN 3-499-60013-7 .
- Editorial. In: Nachrichten aus Chemie, Technik und Laboratorium 31 (2000) 5, 345. doi: 10.1002 / nadc.19830310502
- with Judith Krasselt: The Thomasschule zu Leipzig between Weimar Republic and National Socialism (= brochures of the Thomanerbund eV; 2). Published by the Thomanerbund eV, Leipzig 2000.
Awards
- 1976: Adolf Grimme Prize with bronze (together with Hans Kuhn and Manfred Samal )
- 1981: Prize for journalists and writers from the Society of German Chemists (GDCh) - first award
Web links
- Hans-Jürgen Bersch in the Leipzig School Museum
- Prof. Volker Buß and Hans-Jürgen Bersch: Chemistry - yesterday and today - ideas, successes, challenges , July 9, 2003.
Individual evidence
- ^ Obituary in the Leipziger Volkszeitung
- ↑ 90 years of the Thomanerbund (PDF; 179 kB).
- ↑ Television and its price (PDF; 677 kB).
- ↑ GDCh prices. GDCh , accessed July 31, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bersch, Hans-Jürgen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German chemist and science journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 17, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 21, 2016 |
| Place of death | Wiesbaden |