Hans Bosshard
Hans Bosshard (born October 7, 1935 in Aarau ) is a Swiss journalist , editor and historian .
Life and education
Hans Bosshard grew up in Amriswil , Canton Thurgau . After finishing school, he studied English, German and history at the University of Zurich , where he received his PhD in 1963. phil. I did my doctorate and then obtained the high school teacher license of the Canton of Zurich. He lives in Kilchberg ZH , is married to Brigitte Wartenweiler and has two daughters.
During his studies he lived for a year as part of an exchange program between the Universities of Zurich and Aberdeen in Scotland. Back in Zurich, he worked alongside his studies as a freelance journalist and as an editor at two news agencies and took over as an English and German teacher at various secondary schools.
Professional activities
After graduating, Hans Bosshard turned completely to journalism. He got his first permanent position at the foreign editorial office of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ).
In 1964 he received a scholarship from the American media organization World Press Institute . This independent foundation allowed 15 journalists from around the world to spend a year in America. This enabled Bosshard to experience the American presidential election of 1964 in direct contact with leading politicians in the country. He spent days with Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy , Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey, and Presidential candidate Barry Goldwater .
As part of the World Press Institute program, Bosshard was given the opportunity to do a three-month internship at the then widely distributed and respected Boston newspaper Christian Science Monitor, just as Martin Luther King saw massive crowds of demonstrators marching through the Boston City led and made a fiery speech. In recognition of his work in Boston, the editor-in-chief of Monitor Bosshard arranged a personal invitation to the White House at the moment when President Lyndon B. Johnson was signing the Manpower and Development Act 1965, an essential part of his "War on Poverty". During a trip through the south of the country, Bosshard conducted interviews with Martin Luther King as well as with his southern opponents, above all Governor George C. Wallace of Alabama.
Back in Switzerland, Bosshard took over the position of foreign editor of the Zürichsee-Zeitung in 1965 , and then worked for thirty years as editor-in-chief of the two Swiss editions of Reader's Digest , Das Beste (German-speaking) and Sélection (French).
Non-professional activities
From 1971 to 1973 Hans Bosshard was President of the Zurich Press Association, then for seven years he was a member of the Cantonal Commission for the Journalism Institute of the University of Zurich . From 1977 he headed the information and communication section of the Swiss UNESCO Commission for four years . He then worked on the school commission of the Kilchberg community. From 1955 to 1990 he did regular military service in the Swiss Army, most recently as a major in the army staff.
Publications of the professional years (selection)
During all his years as an editor, Hans Bosshard placed great emphasis on regularly writing and publishing his own contributions. His favorite subjects included environmental protection, democracy, racial issues and international politics. The article entitled “The Platzspitz - Zurich's Schandfleck”, published in May 1991 in “Das Beste” and “Sélection” under the pseudonym René Guyer, achieved the greatest attention and impact. Under the title "Zurich's Needle Park " it appeared in October 1991 with a circulation of 15 million copies in the American edition of Reader's Digest. Several international editions from England, Sweden to Australia followed. More articles:
- No more space for Utopia, Zurich Week, May 11, 1962
- Are visual products of the mentally ill an art to be taken seriously ?, Tages-Anzeiger, August 28, 1963
- The pollution of Lake Constance, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, March 15, 1964
- In the nerve center of the Strategic Air Command , visit to the underground headquarters near Omaha , December 22, 1964, Thurgauer Zeitung, February 26, 1965
- Indians in the Northern United States, Problems of Social and Economic Integration, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, March 20, 1965
- World Political Review of the Year: China's Policy of Expansion, Zürichsee-Zeitung, December 30, 1965 and December 30, 1966
- Racial Issues in International Politics, Zürichsee-Zeitung, November 11, 1967
- Vietnam, Zürichsee-Zeitung, April 1, 1968
- Protection for precious living space, Kilchberg municipality, March 2004
Historical works (selection)
After his retirement in 1997, Hans Bosshard mainly devoted himself to historical topics, especially in the regional and local area:
- The Kilchberger “Sportschule Maag”, an international company of the National Socialists in World War II, New Year's Gazette 44 (2003) of the Kilchberg community, 2002
- The global success of Kilchberg's “Schoggi”, New Year's Gazette 45 (2004) of the Kilchberg community, 2003
- Kilchberg Cemetery, information brochure of the Kilchberg community, 2003 and 2017
- Kilchberg's municipal boundaries - How did they come about ?, New Year's Gazette 46 (2005) of the Kilchberg municipality, 2004
- 100 years of spring water from Rothenturm, water supply Horgen, Thalwil, Rüschlikon and Kilchberg (HTRK), 2005
- The landmark of Wollishofen in new splendor - the renovated St. Franziskus Church , Roman Catholic parish Zurich-St. Francis, 2005
- 100 years of Sanitas, From a private hospital in Zurich to a regional hospital and health center in Kilchberg, Sanitas Hospital Foundation, Kilchberg, 2005
- Kilchberg greets Kilchberg, Kilchberger Gemeindeblatt “Kilchberger”, May 2006
- Kilchberg's School - yesterday, today and tomorrow, New Year's Gazette 49 (2008) of the Kilchberg community, 2007
- 80 Years of Forbo, From the Continentalen Linoleum-Union to the global Forbo Group, Forbo Holding AG, Baar / 80 Years of Forbo, From the Continentale Linoleum-Union to the global Forbo Group, Forbo Holding Ltd, Baar, 2008
- Otto, Dean of Kilchberg, Neujahrsblatt 51 (2010) of the Kilchberg community, 2009
- The Zurich church council is planning a radical reorganization of the regional church, Kilchberger Gemeindeblatt, 9th year, number 9 (2016), pp. 6-7
- When Pastor Scheller built his Schellergut, Kilchberger Gemeindeblatt, Volume 12, Number 3 (March 2019), p. 25
- House with a fascinating history: Die Helferei, Kilchberger Gemeindeblatt, Volume 12, Number 5 (May 2019), p. 21
- Kilchberg's historical pilgrimage route - A cultural heritage from the Middle Ages, New Year's Gazette 61 (2020) of the Kilchberg community, 2019
Individual evidence
- ^ Reformed Church Kilchberg, information from the Evangelical Reformed Church Community Kilchberg - December 2017 page 9, encounters with Martin Luther King, lecture by Hans Bosshard
- ↑ Homepage of the Zurich Press Association
- ↑ Zurich's Needle Park by Rene Guyer (pseudonym for Hans Bosshard) The Reader's Digest, October 1991
- ^ New Year's publications from the Lake Zurich region - The Kilchberger Sportschule Neue Zürcher Zeitung, February 10, 2003
- ^ The Kilchberg Cemetery, information brochure, 2017
- ^ No more water shortage on the left bank of the lake Neue Zürcher Zeitung, September 12, 2005
- ^ The Sanitas never got old Neue Zürcher Zeitung, July 21, 2005
- ↑ Kilchberg greets Kilchberg Homepage Joachim Mohr, 2006
- ^ Churchman Otto coined the Kilchberg congregation Tages-Anzeiger, January 4, 2010
- ^ Reformed Church Kilchberg, information from the Evangelical Reformed Church Community in Kilchberg - September 2016
- ↑ Kilchberger Gemeindeblatt, Volume 12, Number 3 (March 2019)
- ↑ Kilchberger Gemeindeblatt, Volume 12, Number 5 (May 2019)
- ↑ Kilchberger Gemeindeblatt, Volume 13, Number 1 (January 2020)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bosshard, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss journalist, editor and historian |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 7, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kilchberg ZH |