Wendelin Leweke
Wendelin Leweke (born January 21, 1927 in Frankfurt am Main ; † September 16, 1996 there ) was a German journalist and book author.
Life
Wendelin Leweke was born into a small family as the son of Adolf Leweke . In 1943 he did military service as an air force helper with the Heimatflak . In the last months of the war he was transferred to the Western Front. Between 1945 and 1949 he was a French prisoner of war.
Wendelin Leweke quickly made his Abitur after his return and studied philosophy, politics and German at the University of Frankfurt . During his studies in 1952 he started working for the Frankfurter Neue Presse, where he worked as a volunteer in 1954 and as a permanent journalist from 1955.
Works
Wendelin Leweke is the author of a large number of books about his hometown Frankfurt.
- In the Frankfurt District Court , 1995
- My world is a big theater (together with Lia Wöhr ), Societäts-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main, 1994, ISBN 3-7973-0578-8
- Frankfurt Facets , 1993
- Stories on the Edge of History , 1992
- Famous Frankfurters , 1988, 1989, 1991 (3rd edition)
- Gretchen and the Nitribitt , Frankfurt criminal cases. Societäts-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1991, ISBN 3-7973-0493-5 .
- Frankfurt fountain stories , 1989
- Ernst Heidemann , 1986
- What only happens in Frankfurt . Societäts-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1984. ISBN 3-7973-0425-0
- Hibb un dribb de Bach . Societäts-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1980. ISBN 3-7973-0364-5
Web links
- Literature by and about Wendelin Leweke in the catalog of the German National Library
- FEDERAL ARCHIVE - Central database for estates In: nachlassdatenbank.de . Retrieved on August 30, 2016 (information about the Wendelin Lewekes estate at the Institute for City History Frankfurt).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Leweke, Wendelin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 21, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankfurt am Main |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 16, 1996 |
| Place of death | Frankfurt am Main |