Matthias Gretzschel
Matthias Gretzschel (born February 28, 1957 in Ortrand ) is a German journalist , theologian , publicist and writer .
Life
Matthias Gretzschel was born in the small town of Ortrand am Schraden in southern Brandenburg as the son of a pastor and grew up in Dresden . He completed an apprenticeship as a bookseller. From 1979 to 1984 he studied at the University of Leipzig theology . In 1988 the doctorate followed in the field of Christian archeology and church art .
During the reunification period he moved to West Germany a short time later. Since 1990 he has been the cultural editor of the Hamburger Abendblatt .
Honors
- 1996 Helmut Sontag Prize
Work (selection)
- Investigations into the visual arts equipment of Evangelical Lutheran church buildings of the 19th and early 20th centuries in Saxony (dissertation) 1988;
- Travel text book Dresden. A literary companion on the way through the city. 1990;
- In Martin Luther's footsteps, 1992;
- In Johann Sebastian Bach's footsteps, 1993;
- Churches in Leipzig, 1993;
- The Dresden Frauenkirche, 1994;
- Litera tour. Walks through Hamburg. 1995;
- St. Michaelis - the Hamburg Michel, 1996;
- Hamburg's book halls. A story of the century. 1999;
- Citizenship and charity. 775 years of the Hospital of the Holy Spirit. 2002;
- When Dresden sank in the firestorm, 2004;
- Goethe in Weimar, 2005;
- In the footsteps of Erich Kästner, 2007;
- Hagenbeck. A zoological paradise. Hundred years of animal park in Stellingen. 2007;
- Stille Winkel in Dresden, 2008;
- A brief history of the city of Hamburg, 2008.
- What's this? What everyday things from dollhouses reveal, 2018.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b c Lutz Hagestedt (Ed.): German Literature Lexicon. The 20th century . tape 12 . De Gruyter, Berlin; New York; Boston 2008 (founded by Wilhelm Kosch).
- ↑ a b The Vita Gretzschels on the S. Fischer Verlag website , accessed on April 15, 2017
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SURNAME | Gretzschel, Matthias |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist, theologian, publicist and writer |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 28, 1957 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Outskirts |