Siegfried Father
Siegfried Josef Pater (born February 26, 1945 in Thum ; † February 7, 2015 in Bonn ) was a German journalist , writer and film director .
Life
After studying surveying technology and economics , Pater was a development worker in Brazil from 1967 to 1969 . Between 1980 and 1982 he was a member of the board of directors of the German Development Service (DED) and a founding member of several development and cultural organizations such as the Heinrich Böll Foundation and the Latin America Information Center . Pater has published numerous books and films on fair trade and other development issues. In 1996 he founded the Retap publishing house, which he managed until his death.
Siegfried Pater Prize
Since 2016 Retap has awarded the Siegfried Pater Prize, which is endowed with 1500 euros and named after him, with which journalistic projects are to be honored, which want to be investigative and participatory as a mouthpiece for more justice. The first prize winner was the author Kathrin Hartmann .
Awards
- 1986: Owl of the month
- 1998: Prize for Culture and Environment from the East Foundation
- 2003: Oscar Romero Prize
- 2005: Special award from the African Youth Foundation
- 2014: Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon
Fonts
- Adventure justice. Around the world in half a century. Retap-Verlag, Bonn 2012, ISBN 978-3-931988-28-9 (autobiographical memories)
- Nipa's dream. Clean water for Bangladesh (sic!). Retap-Verlag, Bonn, 2009, ISBN 978-3-931988-22-7 .
- Hans-Jürgen Müller. Art at the center of life. Retap-Verlag, Bonn 2006, ISBN 3-931988-13-9 .
- Undocumented people. Retap-Verlag, Bonn 2005, ISBN 3-931988-12-0 .
- Sugar water. From the Coca-Cola empire. Retap-Verlag, Bonn 2002, ISBN 3-931988-09-0 .
- Dr. med. Max Otto Bruker, the health doctor. Retap-Verlag, Bonn 2001, ISBN 3-931988-07-4 .
- How can development aid really help? Edition S. Pater, Bonn 2000, ISBN 3-931988-05-8 .
- For example McDonald’s . Lamuv Verlag , Göttingen 2000, ISBN 3-931988-09-0 .
- The other procreation. The infertility business. Edition S. Pater, Bonn 1996, ISBN 3-931988-02-3 .
- Strangers among strangers. Germany from the perspective of the “ Third World ”. Edition S. Pater, Bonn 1996, ISBN 3-931988-00-7 .
- Tobacco. Smoke signals on the world market. DGB-Bildungswerk, Düsseldorf 1994, DNB 94468002X .
- Organ trafficking. Spare parts from the third world. Lamuv Verlag, Göttingen 1991, ISBN 3-88977-244-7 .
- Brazil's green conscience: José Lutzenberger . Lamuv Verlag, Göttingen 1989, ISBN 3-88977-195-5 .
- For example soy . Lamuv Verlag, Göttingen 1987, ISBN 3-88977-131-9 .
literature
- Werner Rätz: Cover letters against capitalism and ignorance. Farewell to Siegfried Pater (1945–2015). In: ila. Journal of the Latin America Observatory. Issue 383, March 2015, p. 56.
Web links
- Literature by and about Siegfried Pater in the catalog of the German National Library
- Siegfried Pater's website ( memento from June 14, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- 40 years of the German Development Service - We are all underdeveloped. ( Memento from May 11, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) at: wdr.de
Individual evidence
- ↑ Warrior for the people of the south: Siegfried Pater is dead. ( Memento from February 19, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) In: Rheinraum: online.
- ↑ Retap Verlag - publishing agency. Retrieved July 30, 2019 (German).
- ^ Siegfried Pater Prize 2016. Accessed July 30, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Father, Siegfried |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Father, Siegfried Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist, writer and filmmaker |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 26, 1945 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Thum |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 7, 2015 |
| Place of death | Bonn |