Karl Roeder (journalist)

Karl Roeder (born November 18, 1890 in Bayreuth , † April 8, 1975 in Hof (Saale) ) was a German journalist and writer .

Life

Karl, who is a son of the editor Max and his wife Lina Roeder geb. Jungkunst, studied economics in Munich and Freiburg after attending the humanistic high school in Bayreuth . During his studies he became a member of the Danubia Munich fraternity in 1910 . During the First World War he served with the Reserve Infantry Regiments No. 2 and No. 16 in Munich and the Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 14 in Grafenwoehr , most recently with the rank of first lieutenant .

After the war he became editor and later chief editor at Eisleber Tageblatt . In 1920 he moved to Hof, where he was the chief editor of the Hofer Anzeiger from 1925 to 1943, where he wrote numerous leading articles. In Hof he was a member of the Masonic Lodge Zum Morgenstern , of which he was Master of the Chair from 1948 to 1958. In his denazification proceedings , he was completely exonerated (Group V).

family

Karl Roeder had with his wife Anna geb. Schrüfer a child together.

Honors

• 1917: Iron Cross 1st class

Publications (selection)

• 125 years of “Hofer Anzeiger” a piece of historical and fundamental reflection. In: Hofer Anzeiger, Generalanzeiger für Oberfranken (anniversary edition, Hof 1926), No. 346 v. December 18 supplement.
• The facts become: actions and opinions of Mrs. Pensel. 2nd edition, Kulmbach 1937.
• Weltpolertik: Interventions and experiences of Mr. Johann called Friedrich Quetschenendner. Hof 1943.
• Hofer walks. Volume 1, Hof 1973.
• Hofer walks. Volume 2, Hof 1978.

literature

• Helge Dvorak: Biographical Lexicon of the German Burschenschaft. Volume II: Artists. Winter, Heidelberg 2018, ISBN 978-3-8253-6813-5 , pp. 586-587.

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Friedhilde Krause (Ed.): Handbook of the historical book inventory in Germany . 22, Saxony-Anhalt. Olms-Weidmann, Hildesheim 2000, ISBN 3-487-10779-1 , p. 23 ( Google Books [accessed November 25, 2019]).