Wolfgang Mock
Wolfgang Mock (born January 2, 1949 in Kassel ) is a German journalist and writer .
Life
Wolfgang Mock completed a degree in history and German studies ; In 1981 he received his doctorate from the University of Düsseldorf with a thesis on British imperialism before the First World War . He then worked for five years as a research assistant at the German Historical Institute in London . After a stay in Lisbon he settled in Düsseldorf as a journalist ; the focus of his work is on reporting on economic and industrial policy issues. Mock was the editor of the weekly newspaper VDI nachrichten , the newspaper of the VDI .
In addition to his scientific and journalistic work, Mock writes narrative prose. In 2008 he received the Sir Walter Scott Prize for the historical novel Simplon .
Works
- Imperial rule and national interest , Stuttgart 1982
- Technical intelligence in exile , Düsseldorf 1986
- Emigration and exile of technical intelligence , Hamburg-Harburg 1992
- This side of fear , Cologne 1996
- The flight of the Seraphim , Leipzig 2003
- Simplon , Cologne 2006
Editing
- The emergence of the welfare state in Great Britain and Germany 1850–1950 , Stuttgart 1982 (edited together with Wolfgang J. Mommsen )
- Science journalism today , Düsseldorf 2006 (published together with Christiane Götz-Sobel)
Translations
- David McNeill : Der Spracherwerb , Düsseldorf 1974 (translated together with Jürgen Donath)
- Linguistic codes and social control , Düsseldorf 1975 (translated together with Jürgen Donath)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mock, Wolfgang |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 2, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | kassel |