Ulf Diederichs
Ulf Diederichs (born May 14, 1937 in Jena ; died June 4, 2014 ) was a German publisher and author .
Live and act
Ulf Diederichs came from an old publishing family, he was the grandson of the publisher's founder Eugen Diederichs (1867–1930). He ran the publishing house from 1973 to 1988 after his father Peter Diederichs, before it was sold to Heinrich Hugendubel in 1987 , and in 2008 the publishing house was transferred to the Random House publishing group in Munich .
Ulf Diederichs' main interests were fairy tales and legends and the philosophy of the East. For many years he was the editor of the Diederichs series, The Fairy Tales of World Literature, and the Yellow Series was published under his aegis . In addition to various other publications, he edited several anthologies.
Publications (selection)
- Eugen Diederichs and his publishing house: Bibliography and book history 1896 to 1931. Wallstein, 2014, ISBN 978-3-8353-1463-4 ( partial online view )
- Agnes Miegel, Lulu von Strauss and Torney and the Diederichs house. The story of a lifelong friendship. Agnes-Miegel-Gesellschaft, Bad Nenndorf 2005, ISBN 3-928375-27-X .
- Who's who in fairy tales. Munich: Dt. Paperback publishing, 1995
- Eugen Diederichs: publisher, book designer, publicist. Catalog for the exhibition in the city library in the Wilhelmspalais April 26th-12th May 1968. Catalog. City of Stuttgart, Cultural Office, City Library 1968
See also
References and footnotes
- ↑ Ulf Diederichs dies - boersenblatt.net
Web links
- Literature by and about Ulf Diederichs in the catalog of the German National Library
- Ulf Diederichs died
- On the death of Ulf Diederichs
- Ulf Diederichs
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Diederichs, Ulf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German publisher and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 14, 1937 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Jena |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th June 2014 |