Theo Sommer

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Theo Sommer
Theo Sommer (1967).jpg
Theo Sommer (1967)
Born (1930-06-10) 10 June 1930 (age 91)
Konstanz, Germany
NationalityGerman

Theo Sommer (born 10 June 1930) is a German newspaper editor and intellectual. He has been at Die Zeit since 1958, rising to Editor-in-Chief and Publisher. He is considered one of Germany's foremost authorities on international relations and strategic issues.[1]

Life and career[]

Born in Konstanz, Republic of Baden, Sommer grew up in Schwäbisch Gmünd and was educated at a National Political Institutes of Education.[2] He attended Manchester College in Indiana and the University of Chicago, then earned a PhD from the University of Tübingen with his thesis on Germany and Japan between the Powers, 1935-1940.

At Die Zeit, he became Foreign Editor in 1958, Deputy Editor in 1968; Editor-in-Chief in 1973; Publisher in 1992; and became an Editor-at-Large in 2000.

Sommer was member of the advisory board of the Bertelsmann Stiftung (1990–1996), which owns a majority of the Bertelsmann media group.[3]

Since 2004 Sommer is Editor-at-Large for Times Media, which publishes the newspapers and . He also served as Chief of Planning Staff for the German Ministry of Defence in 1969 to 1970. He is a former member of the Steering Committee of the Bilderberg Group.[4] Ukrainian-American historian Alexander J. Motyl has criticised Sommer for "closing his eyes to the mass murders of the Soviet regime", "disregard" for the Baltic states and Poland, and a "classically colonial" attitude toward Ukraine.[5]

Honours and awards[]

References[]

  1. ^ Manus, Susan (November 1997). "Perspectives on German Reunification: Theo Sommer Shares International Expertise". Information Bulletin. Library of Congress. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  2. ^ "60 JAHRE BUNDESREPUBLIK DEUTSCHLAND: Gelobt sei, was hart macht" (in German). Wirtschaftswoche. 20 May 2009. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  3. ^ "From 1977 to today: Explore the history of our foundation". Bertelsmann Stiftung. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Former Steering Committee Members". Bilderberg Group. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
  5. ^ Motyl, Alexander J. (27 June 2016). "The Dangerous Perspective of Theo Sommer". Atlantic Council. Retrieved 13 July 2020.

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