Rupert Leutgeb

Rupert Leutgeb (born February 13, 1960 in Zwettl ) is an Austrian journalist , publicist and media consultant.

Life

The son of Josef Leutgeb and Emma Leutgeb worked as a journalist from a young age. He started at Faber-Verlag (Krems / Donau), where he became editor in 1979. Until 1985 he wrote for Faber-Verlag, Kurier, ORF and Bondi-Verlag. Since 1985 he has mainly worked as a book author.

Leutgeb has published books on the subject of mysticism and the inexplicable as well as biographies, including those by Siegfried Ludwig , Franz Klammer , Ronnie Seunig ( Excalibur-City ), Hans Lang and Kommerzialrat Franz Schweighofer (industrialist).

From 1986 to 2000 he was the owner of an advertising agency. In 2001 he was the museum director of the "Koryphäum" at Forchtenstein Castle . He has been writing articles on Asia since 2001 and works as a consultant in the IT sector and for future technologies. Leutgeb also worked as a media consultant for Falco , Natascha Kampusch and Ludwig Koch.

He has a son.

Awards

• Gold Medal of Honor for Services to the Republic of Austria (awarded by resolution of the Federal President of May 12, 2017, awarded in St. Pölten on October 3, 2017, presented by Governor Johanna Mill-Leitner )

Publications

• Traces in Lower Austria - a look at a political life. Biography of Governor Siegfried Ludwig. Zwettl 1993, ISBN 3-901287-00-0 .
• Waldviertel homeland book. Zwettl 1994, ISBN 3-901287-01-9 .
• Airbrush manual. Illustrations by Knud Tiroch. Englisch-Verlag, Wiesbaden 1994, ISBN 3-8241-0532-2 .
• Mystical sites in the Waldviertel. Edition Nordwald, Zwettl 1998, ISBN 3-901287-02-7 .
• Mystical Austria. Volume 1: Waldviertel. Edition Nordwald, Zwettl 2001, ISBN 3-901287-09-4 .
• Holy springs, sacrificial stones, guardian spirits. Edition Nordwald, Zwettl 2001, ISBN 3-901287-04-3 .
• Myths, sagas, miracles. Edition Nordwald, Zwettl 2001, ISBN 3-901287-06-X .
• Franz Klammer. 50 golden years. Edition Hotspring, Steinbrunn 2003, ISBN 3-902244-00-3 .
• with Mukul Rajpal: Every life story is worth a book. A guide on how to write a book about memories and experiences. Self-published. Edition Cool & Culture, Vienna 2004, ISBN 3-901287-04-3 .
• The borderline case - Ronnie Seunig and Excalibur. Edition Nordwald, Zwettl 2004, ISBN 3-901287-11-6 .
• 80 golden years - the Schweighofer story. Edition Nordwald, Vienna-Zwettl 2008, ISBN 978-3-901287-08-4 .
• Hans Lang - Melodies for the World. Edition Nordwald, Zwettl 2008, ISBN 978-3-901287-13-8 .
• Places of power and natural wonders in the Waldviertel , by Rupert Leutgeb, Edition Crystal World u. Edition Nordwald, ISBN 3-901287-07-8 , ISBN 978-3-901287-07-7
• DAS FIREWORK ZILK: Gschichten & G'schichtln - A man who was different by Fred Vavrousek, Rupert Leutgeb, Edition Crystal World u. Edition Nordwald, published: 2016, ISBN 978-3-901287-17-6

Web links

• Literature by and about Rupert Leutgeb in the catalog of the German National Library
• Contributions by Rupert Leutgeb in the magazine "Das Waldviertel"