Wolf Jobst Siedler
Wolf Jobst Siedler (17 January 1926 – 27 November 2013)[1] was a German publisher and writer.
Wolf Jobst Siedler
Life
Born in Berlin, he studied at the Freie Universität and worked as a journalist. His publishing house Wolf Jobst Siedler Verlag was bought in 1989 by Bertelsmann-Gruppe.
He has authored several books and wrote for many German publications including the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, the Süddeutsche Zeitung, Die Zeit, Die Welt and Junge Freiheit.
Siedler was interviewed about his assessments of Albert Speer in the docudrama Speer und Er.
Notable works
- Die gemordete Stadt ("The Murdered City"), a classic critique of post-war German urban planning, with Elisabeth Niggemeyer and Gina Angress
Honours
- Karl-Friedrich-Schinkel-Ring
- Ernst-Robert-Curtius-Preis
- Deutscher Nationalpreis (2002)
- Gerhard Löwenthal Prize, honorary prize
References
- Zeitung, Süddeutsche (28 November 2013). "Verlagsgründer Wolf Jobst Siedler ist tot". Süddeutsche.de.
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