Markus M. Ronner

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Markus M. Ronner (born June 21, 1938 in Bern ) is a Swiss theologian , publicist and journalist . Ronner became known for his time-critical aphorisms and a series of quotation manuals.

Professional background

The pastor's son Ronner studied philosophy , religious history , church history, and the Old and New Testaments in Zurich and Bonn . During the Second Vatican Council he was an observer and commentator of several Swiss newspapers and magazines. He joined the editorial team of the Basler Nachrichten .

For two years he headed the foreign policy editorship of the Zürichsee-Zeitung (1964/65), from 1966 that of the Swiss Broadcasting Corporation (“ Echo der Zeit ”) and then became editor-in-chief of Weltwoche , where he worked from 1970 to 1980 as “Blattmacher” for was responsible for the topic of Germany politics as well as for the media criticism.

In 1982 Ronner became the publishing director, then journalistic director of the Zurich publishing house Jean Frey AG and personal publisher advisor. He also worked as a lyricist and script writer for ZDF , ORF , ARD and RTL and was until 1994 ghostwritten by Thomas Gottschalk .

In 1986/87 he was the author of the "Prominenten-Talk" in the Sunday newspaper , 1993/94 columnist of the world . Since 1994 he has worked as a columnist and copywriter for various German-language newspapers, as a consultant for newspaper publishers and as a book author.

Private

Ronner married the radio editor Ursula Krähenbühl in 1968. He lives with her in Küsnacht on Lake Zurich and on Sylt.

Works

politics

  • Active neutrality (1967) Paul Haupt Bern.

Satires / aphorisms / glosses

  • Wait a moment! Aphorisms (1974) Benteli Bern.
  • Satires, burlesques, sarcasms (1975) Jean Frey Zurich.
  • Elegies, escapades, capers, humoresques (1977) Jean Frey Zurich.
  • That too! Glossaries (1979) Benteli Bern.

Portraits / interviews / contradictions

  • Imaginary interviews. Encounter with living and survived celebrities. With caricatures by Armin Schäffer (1980) Edition C, Herisau.
  • Contradictions. Cited and quoted celebrities (1994) Haffmans Zurich.
  • Close ups. 40 portraits of prominent contemporary witnesses. The best Ronner columns from the “World” (1995) Edition Ferenczy at Bruckmann Munich.

Reference works / quotes / punch lines

  • The right punch line. Humorous-satirical flashes of inspiration of the 20th century (1974, 1st – 10th thousand; 2nd edition 1975, 11th – 20th thousand; 3rd edition 1979, 21st – 30th thousand). Ott, Thun.
  • New punch lines. 10,000 more flashes of inspiration of the 20th century (1978, 1st – 10th thousand; 2nd edition 1980, 11th – 20th thousand). Ott, Thun.
  • Apt punch lines about dear money (1985) Ott, Thun .
  • The right flash of inspiration. 10,000 aphorisms, punch lines and bon motes of the 20th century (1990). Ott, Thun.
  • Quotes on reading & writing with drawings by Ivan Steiger (1990). Zytglogge, Bern.
  • The best punchlines of the 20th century. Gondrom, Bindlach 1990, ISBN 3-8112-0670-2 .
  • The Right Punch (1991). Know Herrsching.
  • Lexicon of the right punchlines. 10,000 satirical flashes of inspiration of the 20th century (1995). Ullstein, Frankfurt am Main / Berlin. (Reprinted from 'New Hit Punts', 1978)
  • Lexicon of quotations of the 20th century. Carta, Zurich 1998; 2nd edition 11. – 20. Tausend, Orell Füssli, Zurich 2003, ISBN 978-3-280-05050-7 .
  • Apt punchlines about money and spirit. Contemporary quotations from A for severance pay to Z for second home (2000) Ott, Thun.

literature

  • Heinrich Böll : Safe conduct for Ulrike Meinhof . Markus M. Ronner in the “ Weltwoche ” conversation with Heinrich Böll Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Cologne 1972.
  • Heinrich Böll: Collected works. Interview with Weltwoche editor-in-chief Markus M. Ronner. Kiepenheuer & Witsch, Cologne 1979.
  • Wolfgang Mieder: "It has to be fun," said the joker, but ... On the sagas of Markus M. Ronner. In: Sprachspiegel 42, 1986, pp. 162-170 ( digitized version ).

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Ronner, Markus M.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss theologian and publicist
DATE OF BIRTH June 21, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Bern