Matthias Wegner
Matthias Wegner (born September 29, 1937 in Hamburg ) is a German publicist , book author and publisher .
Life
Matthias Wegner was born in Hamburg as the son of bookbinder Annemarie and publisher Christian Wegner . He grew up in Munich and studied literature and art history in Göttingen, West Berlin, Basel and Hamburg. in 1965 he received his doctorate with a thesis on German-language exile literature . It was published as a book under the title "Exile and Literature" in 1967 (2nd edition 1968).
After a brief stint in the publishing house of his father, who died in 1965, Christian Wegner Verlag, he became managing director of Rowohlt Verlag in 1969 . From 1985 to 1990 he was program director of the German-speaking Bertelsmann book clubs in Hamburg and Gütersloh. During this time he also started journalism. Since 1990 he has worked as a freelance journalist and editor ( Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , Neue Zürcher Zeitung ). He also did program work for the Hamburger Kammerspiele and the St. Pauli Theater , and has been in charge of the "Theater! Theater!" Series since 2004. in the Ernst-Deutsch-Theater in Hamburg. He is a member of the writers' association PEN Center Germany .
Matthias Wegner lives with Christiane Wegner, née Biermann-Ratjen, in Hamburg. His son is the lawyer Konstantin Wegner (Munich).
Publications (selection)
- Hans Albers . Ebelin and Gerd Bucerius Foundation (eds.). Ellert & Richter. Hamburg 2005, ISBN 3-8319-0224-0
- A big heart. Multiply the two lives of Isa . Claassen, Munich 2003, ISBN 3-546-00339-X (filmed in 2013 by ZDF)
- But love. Ida Dehmel's lifelong dream . Claassen, Munich 2000, ISBN 3-546-00202-4
- Hanseatic people. Of proud citizens and beautiful legends . Siedler, Berlin 1999, ISBN 3-88680-661-8 . New edition Pantheon, Munich 2008, ISBN 978-3-570-55071-7
- Klabund and Carola Neher. A story of love and death . Rowohlt, Berlin 1996, ISBN 978-3-87134-266-0
- Century Edition, Officin. Bertelsmann Club (Ed.) [Book series]
- Yes, I was in Hamburg - a poet in Hamburg. Christians Hamburg 2000 (Ed.), ISBN 3-7672-1347-8
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wegner, Matthias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German publisher and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 29, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |