Wolfgang Niess

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Wolfgang Niess, historian, author and moderator
Wolfgang Niess, 2017

Wolfgang Niess (born August 18, 1952 in Giengen an der Brenz ) is a German historian , author and moderator . He studied history, political science, mathematics and communication science at the University of Stuttgart and the University of Tübingen . Niess is the author of numerous radio and television programs, essays and book publications on aspects of contemporary history.

He has been dealing with the revolution of 1918/1919 since the 1970s ; He dealt with their interpretations in German historiography over the past 100 years in his dissertation.

Wolfgang Niess moderated radio programs on the SWR and SDR and developed the series of events "Author in conversation", which he has moderated since 1994. Well-known German-speaking writers were his guests here, as well as historians such as Ian Kershaw , Christopher Clark and Joachim Fest . From 1979 to 2018, Wolfgang Niess worked as an editor, presenter and author for SDR and SWR, most recently as editor- in- chief at SWR television.

He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the Weimar Republic Association for the House of the Weimar Republic .

Book publications

  • Beyond the choice. Critical texts for skeptical voters. Rowohlt, Reinbek 1980 (ed.).
  • Seizure of power '33. Poller, Stuttgart 1983.
  • The resistance in the German southwest 1933–1945. Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1984 (ed.).
  • The revolution of 1918/19 in German historiography. Interpretations from the Weimar Republic to the 21st century. de Gruyter, Berlin / Boston 2013, ISBN 978-3-11-028546-8 .
  • The revolution of 1918/19. The real beginning of our democracy . Europa-Verlag, Munich 2017, ISBN 978-3-95890-074-5 .

Web links

Commons : Wolfgang Niess  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Author in conversation. In: swr.de
  2. ^ House of the Weimar Republic • House of the Weimar Republic. Weimarer Republik eV, accessed on July 29, 2019 .
personal data
SURNAME Niess, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian, author and moderator
DATE OF BIRTH August 18, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Giengen on the Brenz