Heinrich Rieker

Heinrich Rieker (born December 29, 1925 in Berlin ) is a German journalist and writer.

Life

His school attendance was interrupted for two years in the course of the Second World War because he was called up for military service and as a prisoner of war . After his return he got his Abitur in 1948. He then began studying law and philosophy in Berlin and Erlangen .

Rieker's journalistic career began with the Nürnberger Nachrichten . He has also worked as a reporter abroad and as an employee for various magazines, magazines and radio stations . He was also a member of the federal press conference. This was followed by a job at the Deutsche Zeitung . In 1962 he finally moved to the economic department of the Rheinisches Merkur , which he headed between 1981 and 1990. Then he left the newspaper to devote more time to his own journalistic activities.

Awards

• 1966: Theodor Wolff Prize
• 1970: Theodor Wolff Prize

Publications

• Heinrich Rieker: Everyday Life in 2000. A documentation about the future . Herder , Freiburg im Breisgau 1966
• Heinrich Rieker: Don't shoot, we don't shoot either! Reconciliation of opponents of war in no man's land 1914-1918 and 1939-1945 , Donat , Bremen 2006, ISBN 978-3-938275-18-4 .
• Heinrich Rieker: The drama of the tank duels. Experiences in World War II . Shaker , Herzogenrath 2009, ISBN 978-3-86858-238-3
• Heinrich Rieker: Our second skin. Short stories . Shaker, Herzogenrath 2010, ISBN 978-3-86858-239-0