Helmut S. Ruppert
Helmut S. Ruppert (born May 18, 1944 in Engelskirchen ; † December 16, 2018 in Bergisch Gladbach ) was a German journalist and publicist .
Life
Ruppert studied among other things Catholic theology in Cologne and Bonn and passed the state examination in 1968 with the thesis “Mission school between yesterday and tomorrow. The development of the mission school in West Africa , illustrated using the example of southern Nigeria ”. He then studied history , geography and education in Cologne and Bonn . From summer to autumn 1966 he lived as part of a work stay in central western Nigeria. In 1967 he was a founding member of the Society for Africa Issues with Elimar Freiherr von Fürstenberg
In 1970 he completed a traineeship and was an editor at the Catholic News Agency (KNA) in Bonn. In 1979 he moved to Deutsche Welle and was deputy head of the German program from 1992 to 1996. From 1996 to 2005 he was the successor to Karl Heinz Hock as the editor-in-chief of the Catholic News Agency (KNA) ; his successor was Ludwig Ring-Eifel in 2005 . Ruppert was chairman of the Catholic Press Association .
Ruppert was involved in numerous organizations, including the International PEN / Center for Writers in Exile in German-speaking Countries, as well as on the advisory boards of the Edith Stein Society Germany and the KNA Promedia Foundation as well as the Christian Democratic Workers' Union (CDA) . He was a member of the Society of Catholic Publicists in Germany (GKP) . He was a member of the WKSt.V. Unitas-Salia Bonn ( Unitas ). He was Colonel d. R. in the corps à la suite of the Cologne carnival society Nippeser Bürgerwehr from 1903 in Cologne-Nippes .
In spring 2006 Ruppert received the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany on ribbon for his diverse socio-political and voluntary commitment . In 2006 he was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI. appointed " Knight of the Order of Gregory ".
He had been married to Sally Ruppert-Kire, a native of Ugandan , since 1970 and had four children. Ruppert died in December 2018 at the age of 74 after a long and serious illness in Bergisch Gladbach. He was buried on December 27, 2018 in the Bensberg cemetery.
Fonts (selection)
- Mother Teresa. “Just be there and love”. Bastei Lübbe Bergisch Gladbach 1979
- Mother Teresa (author), Helmut S. Ruppert (ed.): Mother Teresa. Luebbe 1983, ISBN 3404014561
- Francis Arinze (Author), Helmut S. Ruppert (Ed. / Author): Building Bridges. St. Ulrich Verlag 2000, ISBN 392924649X
- Georg Sterzinsky (author), Helmut S. Ruppert (ed. / Author): Under special protection ... family in the crossfire. St. Ulrich Verlag 2001, ISBN 3929246732
- Benedict XVI. The Pope from Germany. Echter Würzburg, 2nd edition, 2005, ISBN 3429027446
- Entered into the eternal hunting grounds: the obituary as a reflection of time. Real Würzburg 2008, ISBN 3429030137
Web links
- Literature by and about Helmut S. Ruppert in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Helmut S. Ruppert in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Search for "Helmut S. Ruppert" in the German Digital Library
- 7 questions for Helmut S. Ruppert. Society of Catholic Publicists in Germany
Individual evidence
- ↑ Former KNA editor-in-chief Ruppert has died. In: kathisch.de . December 17, 2018, accessed December 17, 2018 .
- ↑ 7 questions to Helmut S. Ruppert. Society of Catholic Publicists in Germany, accessed on December 18, 2018 .
- ^ A b Tilman Zülch, Klaus Guerke: Should Biafra survive? Lettner 1969, p. 267.
- ↑ Bbr. Ruppert awarded the Order of Gregorius. (pdf, 5.6 MB) In: Unitas 4/2006. P. 271 , archived from the original on February 25, 2016 ; accessed on December 18, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ruppert, Helmut S. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist and publicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1944 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Engelskirchen |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 16, 2018 |
| Place of death | Bergisch Gladbach |