Dieter Sauberzweig
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Dieter Sauberzweig was a prominent commentator on German
cultural politics (Kulturpolitiker).
, the son of Wehrmacht
career officer Karl-Gustav Sauberzweig
. He grew up in Berlin
, Hanover
and Vienna
, where he graduated from high school in 1942. In the same year he was drafted into military service and served in World War II
.
After the war he completed an apprenticeship in Schleswig-Holstein
in 1947 and studied History, Education, Psychology and Philosophy at the University of Hamburg
. Between 1950 and 1971 he worked on several radio stations as a freelancer. From 1953 he worked at the Education Foundation of the German people (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes). A year later received his doctorate in Hamburg
.
In 1977 the new SPD
Mayor of Berlin
, Dietrich Stobbe
,invited Dieter Sauberzweig be become a senator for culture in his cabinet. He remained there until a new CDU
Cabinet obliged him to vacate his seat in 1981.
After 1981 Sauberzweig managed the German Institute of Urban Affairs (Deutschen Instituts für Urbanistik) in Berlin
. he held this position until 1991. In 1983, he was also Honorary Professor at the University of Konstanz
. From 1999 to 2002 he was curator of the Capital Cultural Fund (Hauptstadtkulturfonds).
Sauberzweig was twice married and had two children.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
cultural politics (Kulturpolitiker).
Life
Dieter Sauberzweig was born in Frankfurt (Oder)Frankfurt (Oder)
Frankfurt is a town in Brandenburg, Germany, located on the Oder River, on the German-Polish border directly opposite the town of Słubice which was a part of Frankfurt until 1945. At the end of the 1980s it reached a population peak with more than 87,000 inhabitants...
, the son of Wehrmacht
Wehrmacht
The Wehrmacht – from , to defend and , the might/power) were the unified armed forces of Nazi Germany from 1935 to 1945. It consisted of the Heer , the Kriegsmarine and the Luftwaffe .-Origin and use of the term:...
career officer Karl-Gustav Sauberzweig
Karl-Gustav Sauberzweig
Karl-Gustav Sauberzweig was a German Wehrmacht General who transferred to the Waffen-SS during World War II and led the "13th Waffen Mountain Division of the SS Handschar" over 1943 and 1944. Sauberzweig was a bespectacled Prussian career army officer who had earned an Iron Cross in his late teens...
. He grew up in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Hanover
Hanover
Hanover or Hannover, on the river Leine, is the capital of the federal state of Lower Saxony , Germany and was once by personal union the family seat of the Hanoverian Kings of Great Britain, under their title as the dukes of Brunswick-Lüneburg...
and Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, where he graduated from high school in 1942. In the same year he was drafted into military service and served in World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
.
After the war he completed an apprenticeship in Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein
Schleswig-Holstein is the northernmost of the sixteen states of Germany, comprising most of the historical duchy of Holstein and the southern part of the former Duchy of Schleswig...
in 1947 and studied History, Education, Psychology and Philosophy at the University of Hamburg
University of Hamburg
The University of Hamburg is a university in Hamburg, Germany. It was founded on 28 March 1919 by Wilhelm Stern and others. It grew out of the previous Allgemeines Vorlesungswesen and the Kolonialinstitut as well as the Akademisches Gymnasium. There are around 38,000 students as of the start of...
. Between 1950 and 1971 he worked on several radio stations as a freelancer. From 1953 he worked at the Education Foundation of the German people (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes). A year later received his doctorate in Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
.
In 1977 the new SPD
Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany is a social-democratic political party in Germany...
Mayor of Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Dietrich Stobbe
Dietrich Stobbe
Dietrich Stobbe was a German politician from Weepers, East Prussia.Stobbe served as Mayor of West Berlin from 2 May 1977 till 23 January 1981...
,invited Dieter Sauberzweig be become a senator for culture in his cabinet. He remained there until a new CDU
Christian Democratic Union (Germany)
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is regarded as on the centre-right of the German political spectrum...
Cabinet obliged him to vacate his seat in 1981.
After 1981 Sauberzweig managed the German Institute of Urban Affairs (Deutschen Instituts für Urbanistik) in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. he held this position until 1991. In 1983, he was also Honorary Professor at the University of Konstanz
University of Konstanz
The University of Konstanz is a university in the city of Konstanz in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was founded in 1966, and the main campus on the Gießberg was opened in 1972. As one of nine German Excellence Universities today University of Konstanz is counted among Germany's most prestigious...
. From 1999 to 2002 he was curator of the Capital Cultural Fund (Hauptstadtkulturfonds).
Sauberzweig was twice married and had two children.
External links
- https://portal.d-nb.de/opac.htm?query=Woe%3D107403250&method=simpleSearch
- Biographie von Dieter Sauberzweig (Uni Konstanz)
- Nachruf des Deutschen Instituts für Urbanistik