Hans-Martin Schmidt (publisher)

Hans-Martin Schmidt (born August 4, 1929 in Barmen ) is a German lawyer , publisher , founder and patron .

Life

Hans-Martin Schmidt studied law in Mainz and Freiburg and received his doctorate in 1955 under Armin Spitaler in Cologne. In 1958 he started as a lecturer at the publishing house Dr. Otto Schmidt , whose managing director he became in 1970 and which he chaired until 1994. Hans-Martin Schmidt lives in Cologne and has three children and seven grandchildren.

Honorary positions and patronage

Schmidt was chairman a. a. of the Association of Publishers and Bookstores NRW (1971–1981), the Statute and Legal Committee of the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels (1989–2003), the Evangelical Academic Association in Germany (1974–1980) and the Working Group of Legal and Political Science Publishers (1980– 1992). In 1986 he founded the “Theology and Nature” foundation, in 1989 the “Apple Tree Evolution Fund” (later renamed “Apple Tree Foundation - Learning Project for Co-Evolution and Integration”), in 1992 the “Music and Evolution” foundation (later renamed “Foundation New music in dialogue ”). In 1994 he donated the "HMS Creativity Prize". Since he left the active publishing business (1994), the commitment to the Apfelbaum Foundation has moved into the focus of his activities. Through this foundation he initiated publications, prizes and symposia dedicated to the topics of sustainability , integration and coevolution .

Publications

Legal mirror . Otto Schmidt publishing house, Cologne 1959
The right of the GmbH . Otto Schmidt publishing house, Cologne 1960
Women are always right . Otto Schmidt publishing house, Cologne 1979
Program, portrait, perspectives. The publishing house Dr. Otto Schmidt . Otto Schmidt publishing house, Cologne 1980

Web links

Homepage of the Theology and Nature Foundation .
Homepage of the Apple Tree Foundation .
Overview of the publishing history of Otto-Schmidt-Verlag .
Portrait on the occasion of the 75th birthday in the GmbH-Rundschau , issue 16-2004.

Individual evidence

↑ 4/4/2004: Dr. Hans-Martin Schmidt (75). In: buchmarkt.de. August 3, 2004, accessed June 11, 2020 .
↑ 90 years of Hans-Martin Schmidt. Looking back and looking forward to a fulfilled life. Cologne (self-published) 2019.
↑ ARSV: Welcome to the ARSV. In: juristische-verlage.de. May 2000, accessed June 11, 2020 .
↑ Foundation Theology and Nature | Dialogue of the Sciences. In: stiftung-theologie-und-natur.de. Retrieved June 11, 2020 .
↑ Apple Tree Foundation. Partner for the growing together of living environments. In: stiftung-apfelbaum.de. Retrieved June 11, 2020 .

personal data
SURNAME	Schmidt, Hans-Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German lawyer, publisher, founder and patron
DATE OF BIRTH	4th August 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH	Barmen

[1] 4/4/2004: Dr. Hans-Martin Schmidt (75). In: buchmarkt.de. August 3, 2004, accessed June 11, 2020 .

[2] 90 years of Hans-Martin Schmidt. Looking back and looking forward to a fulfilled life. Cologne (self-published) 2019.

[3] ARSV: Welcome to the ARSV. In: juristische-verlage.de. May 2000, accessed June 11, 2020 .

[4] Foundation Theology and Nature | Dialogue of the Sciences. In: stiftung-theologie-und-natur.de. Retrieved June 11, 2020 .

[5] Apple Tree Foundation. Partner for the growing together of living environments. In: stiftung-apfelbaum.de. Retrieved June 11, 2020 .