Hans-Wolfgang Pfeifer

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Hans-Wolfgang Pfeifer (born May 18, 1931 in Frankfurt am Main ; † July 3, 2002 there ) was a German publisher. He was managing director of the FAZ for several decades .

After studying law in 1960, Pfeifer joined a law firm in Frankfurt, but later opened his own law firm. After a total of eight years as a lawyer, he was appointed managing director of the FAZ in 1968. After four years he was finally elected chairman of the management board. He was not only committed to the interests of his newspaper, but also to the interests of newspaper publishers as a whole. He was a member of the Association of Hessian Newspaper Publishers (VHZV) and was elected to its board in 1973. From 1979 to 1991 he was head of the regional association. At the same time, he was a member of the presidium of the Federal Association of German Newspaper Publishers (BDZV) for three years . On April 1, 1994 Dietmar Kablitz took over his position as managing director of the FAZ. In 1995 Pfeifer moved to the FAZ's supervisory board, of which he was chairman until his death. He was then followed by Wolfgang Bernhardt .

Hans-Wolfgang Pfeifer was a staunch federalist and champion of a diverse local and regional newspaper landscape. For his commitment, he was awarded the Grand Cross of Merit with a Star, the Hessian Order of Merit , the plaque of honor of the city of Frankfurt am Main and the Goethe plaque of the city of Frankfurt am Main . He was also awarded the German Medical Association's Badge of Honor by the German Medical Association.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Pfeifer, Hans-Wolfgang: Freedom and responsibility. Festschrift for Hans-Wolfgang Pfeifer. Munich: Keyser, 1991. 398 pp.
  2. horizont.net: Hans-Wolfgang Pfeifer passed away on July 4th, 2002.
  3. a b Honored - VARIA: Personalalien , Dtsch Arztebl 1996; 93 (46): A-3067 / B-2593 / C-2301
  4. a b Mourning for Hans-Wolfgang Pfeifer , July 5, 2002.
  5. absatzwirtschaft online: ASW No. 11 of November 1, 1993, p.152.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archivesInfo: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.absatzwirtschaft.de  
  6. manager magazin: Ballast von Bord , from October 30, 2002.

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