Rudolf Michael
Rudolf Michael (born May 6 1890 in Hamburg; died 30 July 1980) was a German journalist and politician.
Life
His parents were Paul Michael and Auguste Ziegler. He had one brother. Michael went to school at Gelehrtenschule des Johanneums in Hamburg. He studied German law and philosophy at university in Halle, in Kiel and in Berlin before World War I. In 1912 his parents and brother emigrated to the United States. Michael stayed alone in Germany. In 1913 Michael wrote articles for the German newspaper Hamburger Fremdenblatt. During World War I Michael was a soldier. In 1917 Michael married Käthe Francis Hoppe (born 1895). They had together one son, Hans-Joachim (born 1921). After World War I Michael got a job at the German newspaper Hamburgischer Correspondent. Since 1924 Michael was editor-in-chief at Hamburgischer Correspondent. Michael was a member of the German political party German People's Party (DVP). In 1924, he became a member of Hamburg Parliament for the DVP. Since 1930 Michael worked again for the German newspaper Hamburger Fremdenblatt. He left Hamburg Parliament in 1930. In 1930, Michael made a world tour to Egypt, Singapore, Hong Kong, Japan, Shanghai and Peking. He published a book with the title "Roman einer Weltreise" about this world tour. In March 1946 Michael met German journalist Axel Springer. He worked for him and the newspaper Hamburger Abendblatt.[1] From 1952 to 1958 Michael was editor-in-chief for Springer's newspaper Bild.[2][3]
Literature about Michael
- Christian Sonntag: Rudolf Michael: Vom Kaiserreich zur Bild-Zeitung: Ein deutsches Journalistenleben im 20. Jahrhundert, 2014, 201 pages, ISBN 978-3631650332
References
- ↑ Sueddeutsche.de:"Bild"-Zeitung wird 60, Deutsche Papierkanone (german), June 24, 2012
- ↑ Sueddeutsche: Von Bibel bis Dessous (german)
- ↑ Welt.de: 1952 erfand Axel Springer in einem Hotel die "Bild", March 6, 2012
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