Peter Milger
Peter Milger (born July 11, 1937 ; † February 14, 2019 ) was a German journalist and book and television author.
He studied physics, sociology and history. From the very beginning he was a member of the Club Voltaire in Frankfurt am Main , 30 years in the sponsoring association and from 1985 its chairman for three years. From the end of the 1980s he was best known for documentaries about the Crusades .
Among other things, he wrote:
- The crusades. War in the Name of God (13-part film series, 1988)
- The Thirty-Year War. Against the country and its people
- The fall of Columbus
- Northwest Passage. The short but deadly sea route to China or the Society of Adventurers, Cologne 1994
He died on February 14, 2019. The urn was buried in a memorial service on February 27 in the main cemetery in Frankfurt am Main.
Web links
- Literature by and about Peter Milger in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ site Peter Milger
- ^ Obituary on Club Voltaire website (accessed November 30, 2019)
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SURNAME | Milger, Peter |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist as well as book and television author |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 11, 1937 |
DATE OF DEATH | February 14, 2019 |