Hans Baumgarten (journalist)
Hans Baumgarten (born January 4, 1900 in Berlin , † March 24, 1968 in Königstein im Taunus ) was a German journalist and editor .
Career
Baumgarten worked as a business journalist in the 1920s. In 1933 he became editor-in-chief of the Berliner Börsen-Courier , and in the following year he changed to the German economist in the same position . After he was hired during World War II, he worked as a freelancer. From 1946 he was an editor for the Wirtschafts-Zeitung in Stuttgart, from 1948 the chief correspondent of the Mainzer Allgemeine Zeitung .
In autumn 1949 he founded the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung together with Erich Dombrowski , Karl Korn , Paul Sethe and Erich Welter . From 1949 to 1965 he was one of the editors, from 1959 he was a member of their board of directors.
Honors
In 1965 he was awarded the Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
literature
- A piece of newspaper history. Hans Baumgarten - Berlin lawyer, journalist and politician . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, January 4, 1960
- Friendly necrology for Hans Baumgarten . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, March 26, 1968
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SURNAME | Baumgarten, Hans |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist |
DATE OF BIRTH | 4th January 1900 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
DATE OF DEATH | March 24, 1968 |
Place of death | Königstein im Taunus |