Heinz M. Bleicher
Heinz Max Bleicher (born February 9, 1923 in Esslingen-Mettingen ; † March 9, 2005 in Gerlingen ) was a German publisher who was committed to reconciliation between Jews and Christians .
After completing a commercial apprenticeship and studying psychology, Bleicher was district director of the Stuttgart Post Office from 1950 to 1966 . In 1968 he and his daughter founded Bleicher Verlag in Gerlingen , which mainly operates as an address book publisher.
At the suggestion of his friend Richard Schulz , Bleicher learned the international language Esperanto in 1975, which he has been promoting since then. The Bleicher Verlag (in Esperanto Bleicher Eldonejo ) was one of the world's most important Esperanto publishers from 1976 to 1990.
From 1979 to 1993 he was chairman of the Society for Christian-Jewish Cooperation Stuttgart eV
He published poems under the pseudonym Heinz Max Aid .
Bleicher received numerous medals and awards, including the Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class (1983), the Medal of Merit of the State of Baden-Württemberg (1989) and the Otto Hirsch Medal (1994).
Fonts
- Recorder , poems (with woodcuts by Hans Schultz-Severin), 1968
- Landscape of the Heart , Poems, 1983
- The man who means peace: encounters, texts, pictures for Shalom Ben-Chorin (on the occasion of his 70th birthday in July 1983). Bleicher, Gerlingen 1983, ISBN 3-88350-227-8
literature
- Karl Geibel (Ed.): Wagenburg. Viewpoints for Heinz M. Bleicher . Gerlingen, Bleicher Verlag 1983.
Web links
- Literature by and about Heinz M. Bleicher in the catalog of the German National Library
- Heinz M. Bleicher (authors in Baden-Württemberg)
- On the death of Heinz M. Bleicher
- Homepage of the Bleicher Verlag
- Estate in the Stuttgart City Archives
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Bleicher, Heinz M. |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bleicher, Heinz Max; Aid, Heinz Max (pseudonym) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German publisher |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 9, 1923 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Mettingen |
DATE OF DEATH | March 9, 2005 |
Place of death | Gerlingen |