Eduard Rhein
Eduard Rudolph Rhein ( born August 23, 1900 in King Winter, † April 15, 1993 in Cannes ) was a German inventor, publicist and writer, violin virtuoso and journalist. He also published under the pseudonyms Hans -Ulrich Horster, Klaus Hellmer, Klaus Hellborn (Source: Eduard Rhein Foundation ), Adrian sleeves and Claude Borell.
Life and work
Eduard Rhein spent his school years in Beuel, where his family lived from 1905 to 1917. Since he had worked in the field of research airships, he no longer had to go to the front, but was used in the care of the airships. Eduard Rhein studied from 1920 to 1923 electrical engineering at the Technical Mittweida. A first job at the mountain goats AG for small electric lighting in Berlin ended in 1923 with the bankruptcy of the company. After Rhine earned his money for a while as an entertainment musician with a violin in hotel bars, he became a member of the Central Association of the German electronic industry. During this time he published his first books and essays on the subject of broadcasting. In 1929, he joined as an editor for Ullstein and assisted the new radio magazine seven days.
1932 referred Eduard Rhein, the former home of the director Fritz Lang, after his friend Richard Tauber living there had emigrated.
1941 Rhein wrote with his friend, composer Eduard Künneke the 1941 operetta, first performed "Dreamland ". Rhine wrote the libretto and the lyrics.
During World War II Eduard Rhein was commissioned to write an instruction manual for radio equipment, which was understood by laymen. This work led to the fact that he was charged with developing a new radar. The FK 1 was also completed in late 1944, but no more produced ..
After the war was Eduard Rhein from the foundation in 1946 until 1964, chief editor of the magazine program " Hörzu ".
In addition to a number of publications and books Eduard Rhein developed the Füllschriftverfahren for recording from vinyl records.
In 1976 he founded the largest European Foundation for Information Technology, the Eduard Rhein Foundation, the Eduard Rhein Award annually awards.
Eduard Rhein was instrumental in the rise in Hamburg on the media capital. So Eduard Rhein created the financial foundation of the Axel Springer publishing house by the unprecedented success of the journal Hörzu whose edition was a million copies per week in 1950. In 1964, 4.5 million copies per week. Hörzu became the most successful program magazine in Europe. Eduard Rhein also created the magazine crystal, which was led by Ivar Lissner as editor in chief. Eduard Rhein was also involved in the development of the Bild newspaper. 1964 Eduard Rhein involuntarily left the Axel - Springer -Verlag.
1988 turned actress Ruth Niehaus with the director Horst Königstein film portrait A king in his kingdom. Eduard Rhein invented the word " surreptitious " and advocated the much loved shorcut which is the mascot of the editorial Hörzu today. The heading " original and fake " in the Hörzu Eduard Rhein has developed.
Honors
Eduard Rhein since 1990 Honorary Citizen of King Winter. The Hamburg- author Matthias Jochem initiated at the 104th birthday Edward Rhine, a special honor; the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg honored Eduard Rhein for his services to Hamburg with its own road, the Eduard Rhein shore of the Alster lake, not far from his former estate, Nice view 28 Besides, he's also immortalized on the big donor board in City Hall, and In 1990, the medal for Art and Science of the Free and Hanseatic city of Hamburg. The Senate of Berlin awarded him the honorary title of Professor hc. Eduard Rhein received in 1958 the Great Cross of Merit, and in 1985, the Great Cross of Merit with Star of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Works (selection)
(* = Filmed ) The works appeared partly under various pseudonyms.