Horst Dietrich
Horst Dietrich (born February 14, 1935 in Hamburg ; † July 25, 2014 in Stenderup ) was a German painter and founder of the factory culture and communication center .
Life
Dietrich was the son of a pharmacist in Hamburg-Ottensen. During the Second World War he was evacuated with his mother and sister to Bäckerwitz in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania ; his father died in the war. After a broken locksmith apprenticeship, he studied from 1958 to 1961 at the Alsterdamm Art School in Hamburg with Gerd FG Setzke. He studied a. a. together with FK Waechter and Uwe Bremer . He later worked as a painter and commercial artist temporarily in Sweden and Denmark. He exhibits in Copenhagen and Aarhus. In Hamburg he had exhibitions in the Bauzentrum, as well as group exhibitions in the Museum of Art and Industry and also in the Kunstverein in Hamburg . He had his last art exhibition in 1973. On June 25, 1971, together with the architect Friedhelm Zeuner , he founded the factory culture and communication center in a 150-year-old former Prussian ammunition factory in Hamburg-Ottensen . The project became a pioneer for a Europe-wide movement of communication centers. For several years, Dietrich also ran a discotheque in Kiel . In the north of Schleswig-Holstein, he also operated the Schleihalle and a restaurant as well as another restaurant in Flensburg and the old cinema in Rendsburg. Dietrich, who headed the factory as managing director from 1971 to 2012 and founded the factory foundation in 2006 to support the factory, was the recipient of the Max Brewer Prize in 1993 .
Dietrich was married to Katharina Vogt, had two daughters and a son and most recently lived in Stenderup near Kappeln an der Schlei on a rest yard.
literature
- Hans-Juergen Fink: Horst Dietrich - The factory worker from Altona . In: Hamburger Abendblatt . July 1, 2010 ( abendblatt.de ).
- Factory founder Horst Dietrich died at the age of 79 . In: Hamburger Abendblatt . July 30, 2014 ( abendblatt.de ).
- The factory loses its builder . In: The world . July 31, 2014 ( welt.de ).
- Factory founder Diedrich has died . In: Hamburger Morgenpost . July 30, 2014 ( mopo.de ).
Web links
- Hamburg Journal from September 18, 2011, Katrin Spranger: “Culture for everyone” - the Hamburg factory. (NDR report on the establishment of the factory by Horst Dietrich 40 years ago)
- After the "factory" on a long journey Schleswig-Holstein newspaper publisher June 4th 2010
- Hamburg local radio: Horst Dietrich (1935–2014) and the “factory” - a nostalgic review by Jost Münster
- An obituary by Hans-Juergen Fink: Horst Dietrich, founder of the Altonaer “Fabrik”, is dead - on Kulturport.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Hamburg Senate mourns the loss of the founder of the factory culture and communication center in Ottensen. July 30, 2014, hamburg.de.
- ↑ With this award, the Alfred Toepfer Foundation honors people, institutions or associations who have made a contribution to cultural, scientific or social life in Hamburg.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dietrich, Horst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German visual artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 14, 1935 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 25, 2014 |
| Place of death | Stenderup |