Günther Deschner | |
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| Born | (1941-05-14)14 May 1941 |
| Died | 11 January 2023(2023-01-11) (aged 81) |
| Nationality | German |
| Education | University of Erlangen–Nuremberg |
| Occupation(s) | Author Historian |
| Children | Irmhild Bossdorf |
Günther Deschner (14 May 1941 – 11 January 2023) was a German author, historian, journalist, and filmmaker.[1]
Born inFürth on 14 May 1941, Deschner studied history and political science at theUniversity of Erlangen–Nuremberg. He was a student ofHans-Joachim Schoeps and received his doctorate in 1968 with the workGobineau und Deutschland. Der Einfluss von Gobineaus «Essai sur l’inégalité des races humaines» auf die deutsche Geistesgeschichte 1853–1917. He then worked as a lecturer and editor for various newspapers and publishers until settling onDie Welt, where he worked until 2005. He continued to contribute toJunge Freiheit.
Deschner was a member of the board of directors ofVerein für Deutsche Kulturbeziehungen im Ausland from 1976 to 1981.[2] In the 1980s, he served on the editorial board ofNouvelle École, the newspaper of the ethnonationalist think tankGRECE. In October 1987, he became editor-in-chief ofUnabhängigen Nachrichtenmagazins PLUS, which aimed to break the alleged "autocracy" ofDer Spiegel and to prevent part-ownerRudolf Augstein "from conducting further character assassination campaigns".[3] In 1990, he founded the media publishing houseMedia D, which produced numerous films.
Deschner was founding editor-in-chief of the far-right magazineZuerst!, where his works were published byDietmar Munier [de], including his statement "I and my colleagues have not written in the world differently than we write today. If you think that's right-wing today, you can say that we didn't move further to the right, but that the party system and the media landscape moved further to the left".[4]
Deschner also defended the Kurdish independence movement, speaking withMustafa Barzani andJalal Talabani, the latter of whom led thePatriotic Union of Kurdistan, as well asKurdistan Workers' Party leaderAbdullah Öcalan. According to him, the Kurds were used as pawns on the chessboard of regional and international politics.[5]
Günther Deschner died on 11 January 2023, at the age of 81.[6]
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