Wolfgang Beck (publisher)

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Wolfgang Beck (born September 29, 1941 in Munich ) is a German publisher . Alongside his brother Hans Dieter Beck, he is one of the two shareholders of the CH Beck publishing group and was responsible for the cultural studies publishing program in the company. On February 1, 2015, he handed over responsibility for the program to his son Jonathan .

Wolfgang Beck studied German, philosophy and sociology at the Universities of Göttingen and Santa Barbara . In 1972 he joined the CH Beck publishing house as a partner, where he heads the cultural, historical and literary areas.

Beck is holder of the medal bene merenti of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences (1996) and the Federal Cross of Merit (2002); In 2005 he received an honorary doctorate from the Philosophical Faculty of the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg and in 2012 the medal Munich shines from the city of Munich. He is also a member of the board of trustees of the Institute for Bavarian History at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich .

Wolfgang Beck is married and lives in Munich . He has four children from two marriages.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Two German brothers. Retrieved April 21, 2015 .
  2. ↑ Wolfgang Beck withdraws: “News about an important change” , Spiegel Online , January 23, 2015
  3. ^ Bene merenti medal. Retrieved April 21, 2015 .
  4. ^ University of Freiburg: "Award of an honorary doctorate for Wolfgang Beck from the Munich CH Beck-Verlag".
  5. ↑ "Munich shines" for Dr. Wolfgang Beck ( memento from 20131121170423)
  6. ↑ Board of Trustees. Retrieved April 21, 2015 .
  7. ↑ Wirtschaftswoche: "Heads of Business - Wolfgang Beck". ( Memento from February 3, 2011 in the Internet Archive )

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personal data
SURNAME Beck, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German publisher
DATE OF BIRTH September 29, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich