Thedel von Wallmoden (publisher)
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Thedel von Wallmoden (born June 17, 1958 ) is a German specialist in German studies , publisher and university professor .
Life
Thedel von Wallmoden is a member of the Lower Saxon noble family von Wallmoden and grew up in Alt Wallmoden . He studied German, history and philosophy at the Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen and with Albrecht Schöne at the Georg August University in Göttingen .
In 1986 he founded Wallstein-Verlag together with Dirk and Frank Steinhoff in Göttingen . They had their first successes through the use of innovative computer technology and with their book program. One of the first books was Mein scharmantes Geldmännchen , Gottfried August Bürger's correspondence with his publisher Johann Christian Dieterich . The publisher's first major book success was Ruth Klüger's memory book, continue living. A Youth (1992).
Thedel von Wallmoden is one of the co-founders of the Göttingen Literary Center . In 1994 he founded together with Andreas von Stedman in Haus Velbrück in Weilerswist - Metternich the Versandbuchhandlung Velbrück GmbH and is also one of the shareholders of the company. In 1999 it was expanded to include the Velbrück Wissenschaft publishing house, founded with Stedman and the long-standing Suhrkamp lecturers Friedhelm Herborth and Horst Brühmann , and from 2016 also by Dittrich Verlag and Barton Verlag.
In 1998 he was visiting professor at the University of Essen and was given teaching assignments at the Free University of Berlin , at the universities in Göttingen and Tübingen and in Heidelberg at the Ruprecht-Karls-University . He also worked in an advisory capacity for publishers such as Suhrkamp as well as for various literary societies and scientific commissions. In 2013 he was awarded an honorary professorship at the New Philology Faculty of Heidelberg University.
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From 2004 to 2012 Thedel von Wallmoden was chairman of the book art foundation . Since 2018 he has been chairman of the historical commission of the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels and since 2016 he has been a member of the advisory board of the German National Library (DNB).
Publications (selection)
- Thedel v. Wallmoden (ed.): Tightrope dance. The author and the editor. Wallstein, Göttingen 2010, ISBN 978-3-8353-0741-4 ; Table of contents and content text .
- Diane Coleman Brandt, Ulrike Leuschner, Thedel von Wallmoden (eds.): Lichtenberg read! Inspiration and interpretations. Wallstein, Göttingen 2016, ISBN 978-3-8353-2995-9 .
literature
- Michael Roesler-Graichen: For the Göttingen publisher Thedel von Wallmoden, the printed book is far from over. In: Börsenblatt. Magazine for the German book trade , ed. from the Börsenverein des Deutschen Buchhandels eV, Vol. 180, 2013, No. 27, pp. 16-17
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d e f g Wallmoden, Thedel von in the database of Niedersächsische Personen (new entry required) of the Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz Library - Niedersächsische Landesbibliothek in progress on June 8, 2015, last accessed on November 21, 2016
- ↑ a b c Thedel von Wallmoden, Tina Theobald, Cord Arendes: How a book is made , explanatory text for the block course at Heidelberg University (start: November 25, 2011) on the Heidelberg University website, last accessed on November 21, 2016
- ↑ Modern theory, old farmstead in Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger , January 10, 2006, accessed August 24, 2018
- ↑ "Across multiple chairs" in Der Spiegel 40/1999, October 4, 1999, accessed August 24, 2018
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wallmoden, Thedel von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German philologist, publisher and university professor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 17, 1958 |