Jean Pütz

Jean Pütz ( born September 21, 1936 in Cologne ) is a German - Luxembourgish science journalist and television presenter.

Life

His childhood and youth spent Jean Pütz in Remich, Luxembourg City.

After training as an electrician, he moved to the Cologne School of Engineering, where he graduated in the study of communications. Then he brought in second chance after the Abitur and studied physics and mathematics for teaching. Parallel to the training period studied Pütz even sociology and economics.

Jean Pütz is married since 2000 with his third wife Pina Coluccia. He has a son (born 1959) from his first marriage and a son (born 1999) and a daughter (born in 2010) with Coluccia who also own two children brought into the marriage. He is a founding initiator of the new Waldorf school in Dusseldorf Dusseldorf - Angermund district.

Career as a journalist and presenter

From 1970 to 2001, Jean Pütz a staff editor at the West German Radio, where he soon led the editors science and technology. He hosted the show introduction to electronics. He became known for the radio series Hobbythek, even with the environmental magazines jungle and Globus, which were set now.

After reaching the retirement age at 65 years Pütz oversaw three more years its broadcasts as a freelancer. On 29 December 2004 he was adopted as part of a special program at the WDR.

Since early 2005, Pütz works in the ZDF morning magazine Volle Kanne - Service daily. In addition, he has worked for the station TechniTipp TV with the mission TechniThek May 2007, when he - explains the spectators relationships in the fields of technology and media - as in the Hobbythek.

Since January 2007, Jean Pütz touring with the Pützmunter show through at home and abroad. He presents scientific experiments on public and private events. In addition, Pütz presents the Pützmunter - energy show and the Pützmunter - cooking show.

Pütz has received numerous awards for his journalistic work. In addition, he has worked as an author, he has published over the last 30 years almost 60 books. He is a member of the board of trustees of the Young Press NRW eV

Others

Since 1997, Jean Pütz hired as the inspiration for the NRW -Stiftung natural home culture. His godfather project is the Perlenbach and Fuhrtsbachtal in Monschau.

He has numerous nature-based household products developed, such as a turpentine mixture, which is extracted from orange oil, natural toothpastes or sweeteners. Various products from the Hobbythek be marketed under his name. Since the September 21, 2007 Jean Pütz is a board member of the G DATA AG. Jean Pütz was involved in the synchronization of cinema films Finding Nemo and Night at the Museum 2.

From July 2008, Pütz made ​​television advertising for the rice pudding Müller Milk. In the 2009 federal election campaign he was involved in the initiative black and yellow, which campaigned for choosing the second for the FDP.