Tag: Obituaries
Death of marathon world record holder Kelvin Kiptum: The future ends now – Sport
Kelvin Kiptum was a little ahead of his time – and the stopwatches – early on. In 2009, when he was ten, a group of runners rushed past his home…
Uwe Timm on the death of the Germanist Ulrich Dittmann – Culture
The friend, literary scholar and citizen Ulrich Dittmann died in an accident on February 7th. In the evening he had visited the Oskar Maria Graf regulars’ meeting in Munich, which…
Armin Grein is dead: the grand seigneur of the Free Voters – Bavaria
Armin Grein helped write the history of Bavarian politics: he was mayor, district administrator and founding father of the Free Voters. He did not always agree with his successor. To…
Obituary for Chile’s former president Sebastián Piñera – Politics
It was probably a tragic accident that cost Chile’s former president Sebastián Piñera his life. On Tuesday, the 74-year-old was traveling in a helicopter in southern Chile. He had a…
The philosopher Oskar Negt is dead: dreaming, thinking, fighting – culture
For Ulrike Meinhof he was “the pig”, for the rebel Joschka Fischer he was a mentor: On the death of the philosopher Oskar Negt, who never gave up his belief…
Hartmut Bagger: On the death of the eleventh Inspector General – Politics
It is rare to find a career among high-ranking generals that was as closely linked to the troops as that of Hartmut Bagger, army soldier, tank grenadier and telecommunications officer.…
The guitarist Sigi Schwab is dead – Munich
Actually it should have just been a James Last parody, the “Sexadelic Dance Party” that guitarist Sigi Schwab recorded in 1969 together with soundtrack composer Manfred Hübler. In fact, that…
Franz Beckenbauer’s Munich: The Emperor from Giesing
How Franz Beckenbauer shaped Munich – and the football emperor shaped the city: About his most important places, from his first nest to the crown of creation. And a momentous…
Obituary: on the death of Heike Friedrich and Uli Schägger – Bavaria
It wasn’t her thing to talk big. Heike Friedrich and Uli Schägger attached great importance to enabling their visitors to experience art undisturbed. Only when a guest really wanted to…
Munich: on the death of the rock musician and world music pioneer Chris Karrer – Munich
The Munich multi-instrumentalist Chris Karrer, who grew up in the Allgäu, died on Tuesday morning as a result of corona disease. At the age of 76, one of the most…