Paul Hammerich
Paul Hammerich (born June 16, 1927 in Copenhagen , † April 12, 1992 ibid) was a Danish journalist and writer who was awarded the Søren Gyldendal Prize in 1978 .
Life
After attending school, Hammerich started working as a journalist for the daily Politiken in 1948 , where he was initially a reporter and finally from 1960 to 1967 the editor of the Sunday edition. After working for other newspapers, for example from 1968 to 1969 as an editor for the weekly newspaper Hjemmet , in 1971 he worked for Gyldendal , the oldest and largest publisher in Denmark.
In addition to his journalistic activities, from the mid- 1970s he increasingly devoted himself to writing. Between 1976 and 1980 his main work En danmarkskrønike 1945-72 was published , a three-volume chronicle of the post-war history of Denmark , written subjectively from the perspective of a Copenhagener , which fascinates with its language and the presentation of the topic. For the first part of this work, he received the Søren Gyldendal Prize in 1978, before the chronicle, entitled Gamle Danmark, was broadcast as a television production between 1983 and 1984 . Between 1979 and 1983 he was also the chairman of the Danish Film Institute ( Det Danske Filminstitut ), a state institution belonging to the Ministry of Culture .
In 1983 he also stopped working for the Gyldendal publishing house and returned to the daily Politiken , where he worked as an editor and columnist until his death . Furthermore, he not only wrote satires , revues and other popular fiction , but also scripts for radio and television series like Karlsen Kvarter , Hov-Hov , Huset på Christianshavn (in the GDR television from 1975 to 1982 under the title Oh, these tenants sent became) as well as matador . Hammerich was also a producer of cartoons .
Hammerich's book Lysmageren (1986) about Poul Henningsen is a substantial and sensitive portrayal of the life of the designer , author, architect and critic , who was one of the leading figures in cultural life in Denmark between the world wars.
Most recently, he published the books Historien længe leve og other korte krøniker (1990) and posthumously Undtagelsen in 1992 : en krønike om jøderne i Norden Fremd til 2. Verdenskrig , a history of the Jews in Denmark up to the Second World War .
After his death the Paul Hammerich Prize , a literature prize endowed with 50,000 Danish kroner , was awarded until 2000 .
His son Rumle Hammerich , who works as a film director and producer, came from Hammerich's first marriage to the translator Ida Elisabeth Hammerich . In 1982 he married the actress Malene Schwartz .
more publishments
- Esther: en dansk musical , Music Bent Fabric , 1988, ISBN 87-00-40882-4
Web links
- Literature by and about Paul Hammerich in the catalog of the German National Library
- Paul Hammerich in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Biography (Den Store Danske)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hammerich, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish journalist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 16, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 12, 1992 |
| Place of death | Copenhagen |