Hans Otto Wesemann
Hans Otto Wesemann (born February 16, 1903 in Frankfurt am Main , † November 7, 1976 in Bensberg ) was a German journalist .
Life
Wesemann studied from 1921 to 1925 law and economics at the universities of Munich , Berlin and Halle and graduated with doctorate to Dr. rer. pole. from. From 1926 he wrote as an editor for the economic service . From 1936 he was director of the Reichs-Kraftwagen-Verband in Berlin . In addition, from 1940 he worked for the weekly newspaper Das Reich .
After the end of the Second World War , he first worked for the Berliner Kurier and later for the NWDR , where he became head of the business radio department. In 1953 he moved to Deutsche Welle , where he was editor-in-chief and its first director from 1961 to 1968 . In 1964 Wesemann was appointed chairman of the board of the newly established Stiftung Warentest by the Federal Ministry of Economics .
Wesemann was a member of the Mont Pèlerin Society until 1971 . From 1969 to 1972 he was a member of the Advisory Board of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation .
Hans Otto Wesemann should not be confused with the forward editor and later Gestapo agent Hans Wesemann (* 1895 in Nienburg / Weser; † 1971 in Caracas).
Honors
- 1968: Large Cross of Merit with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany
- 1968: Alexander-Rustow badge
literature
- Peter Mantel: Business Administration and National Socialism: A Study of Institutional and Personal History . Gabler, Wiesbaden 2010, ISBN 978-3-8349-8515-6 , p. 861.
Web links
- Anke Hagedorn: The director was not the kidnapper. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. October 12, 2011, accessed May 10, 2019 .
- The Cabinet Minutes of the Federal Government - 135th Cabinet Meeting - Agenda Item 5: Stiftung Warentest, BMWi. Federal Archives . September 16, 1964. Link
- Product test institute: secret start . In: Der Spiegel . No. 11 , 1966, pp. 54-57 ( Online - Mar. 7, 1966 ).
- Anke Hagedorn: Starting something ground-breaking. 60 Years DW. In: Deutsche Welle. April 30, 2013, accessed May 10, 2019 .
Remarks
- ^ Letter from Arthur Kemp to Ralph Harris , December 3, 1971 ( Hoover Institution Archives , Mont Pelerin Society records, Box 56, folder 8).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wesemann, Hans Otto |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist and director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt am Main |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 7, 1976 |
| Place of death | Bensberg |