Walter Blickenstorfer

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Walter Blickensdorfer or Blickenstorfer (born March 6, 1921 in Zurich ; † February 1969 ) was a Swiss journalist and writer .

Life

In 1944 Blickenstorfer started working for Die Tat . Experiences from 1945 as a delegate of the Red Cross , including in Strasbourg, aroused his journalistic interest in political topics; In the following years he wrote about the emerging cold war and in 1956 about the Hungarian uprising.

Blickenstorfer worked in the 1960s as a "freelance journalist and editor" in Zurich , including for the Zürcher Woche and as a foreign editor for Die Tat . He was also a “reporter” and “worked for the Swiss television service”.

He also wrote for Die Weltwoche .

His novel The Hunted was filmed in 1961 under the direction of Max Michel .

Fonts (selection)

  • Introduction of a military labor service in Switzerland. In: Allgemeine Schweizerische Militärzeitung , 88 = 108 (1942), pp. 293–307. doi : 10.5169 / seals-17886
  • Earth, love, faith. Zurich: Rascher, 1942.
  • The hunted. Zurich: Swiss printing and publishing house, 1953.
  • Tightrope walker of life. Zurich: Swiss printing and publishing house, 1955.

literature

  • Obituary in the Tages-Anzeiger , February 11, 1969.
  • Ki: Walter Blickenstorfer died. In: Die Tat , February 12, 1969, p. 5.
  • Farewell to Walter Blickenstorfer. In: Die Tat , February 14, 1969, p. 6.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Entry in the inventory of the partial estate of Erwin Jaeckle in the Swiss Literary Archives .
  2. ↑ a b c Entry 384490 in the biographical catalog of the Swiss National Library .
  3. ↑ a b Documents in the archives of the ETH Zurich .
  4. ↑ a b c Entry 384491 in the biographical catalog of the Swiss National Library.
  5. ↑ Cf. Walter Blickensdorfer: tightrope walker of life. In: Die Weltwoche , December 9, 1955.
  6. ↑ http://media.zhdk.ch/signatur/3002
personal data
SURNAME Blickenstorfer, Walter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Blickensdorfer, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss journalist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH March 6, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Zurich
DATE OF DEATH February 1969