Wolfhard Klein
Wolfhard Klein (born January 7, 1949 in Hagen in Westphalia ) is a German journalist and author from Jugenheim in Rheinhessen . In addition to his journalistic work, he made a name for himself as a crime writer , poet and specialist in mousetraps .
education and study
Wolfhard Klein went to school in his hometown of Hagen and gained his first journalistic experience with a school newspaper, in press work for TSV Hagen 1860 and as a freelancer for the Westfälische Rundschau . After graduating from high school, he studied journalism , sociology and sports science at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz from 1969 and graduated in 1974 with a diploma.
Journalistic work
Even during his studies, Klein worked for the Allgemeine Zeitung in Mainz and for the magazines specifically , Stern and twen . In 1973 he went to what was then Südwestfunk (today's Südwestrundfunk ), where he most recently worked as program manager at SWR4 Rhineland-Palatinate . At the end of January 2012, Wolfhard Klein took early retirement .
Literary work
In addition to his journalistic work, Wolfhard Klein published numerous books and articles for anthologies . In addition to non-fiction, his work also includes crime novels and poetry . He is also co-editor of two volumes of poetry.
Klein is a co-founder of the Mörderisches Rheinhessen group , an association of Rheinhessen crime authors, which also organizes an annual crime festival. In addition, he is the initiator of the reading series Rheinhessen reads and a member of the association of German-speaking crime authors Das Syndikat .
In 2009, Klein was appointed to the advisory board of the Künstlerhaus Edenkoben .
Private
Wolfhard Klein is married, has one child and lives in Jugenheim in Rheinhessen. His hobbies include collecting mousetraps , about which he has published a cultural history.
Publications (selection)
- 2004 Ibiza Airport. Detective novel . éditions trèves , ISBN 3-88081-542-9 .
- 2006 black money Ibiza. Detective novel. éditions trèves , ISBN 3-88081-544-5 .
- 2009 My Rheinhessen. Poems. Leinpfad Verlag, ISBN 978-3-937782-94-2 .
- 2010 mouse death. The cultural history of the mousetrap. Verlag Philipp von Zabern, ISBN 978-3-8053-4319-0 .
- 2011 Goethe, Liebe and Rheinhessen. Leinpfad Verlag, ISBN 978-3-942291-28-6 .
Awards
- 1987: Herbert Quandt Media Prize of the Johanna Quandt Foundation
- 1988: Fachinger Culture Prize
- 1994: Provost Reinhard Becker Prize of the Evangelical Church in Rheinhessen
- 2006: Radio media award from the German Schlager & Folk Music Working Group
Individual evidence
- ^ The Kress report on the change in leadership at SWR4 Rhineland-Palatinate
- ^ Website of the advisory board of the Künstlerhaus Edenkoben
Web links
- Literature by and about Wolfhard Klein in the catalog of the German National Library
- The private website www.wolfhard-klein.de
- Biographical information on Wolfhard Klein
- Wolfhard Klein on the website of Murderous Rheinhessen
- Klein on the Syndicate crime writers' association website
- Wolfhard Klein's mousetrap website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Klein, Wolfhard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 7, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hagen |