Tag: obituary
Obituary for Andreas Brehme: The world champion who moved Germany deeply twice
Football Germany will never forget Andreas Brehme’s decisive penalty in the 1990 World Cup final in Rome against Argentina, when the native of Hamburg took responsibility for an entire nation…
Philipp Sandner has died: Obituary for the “Blockchain Pope”
Nobody has shaped the German-speaking blockchain landscape as much as him: Prof. Dr. Philip Sandner. He was the face of the scene, the first point of contact for interested parties…
Beckenbauer’s life in extremes: The shining figure lives on forever
The “Emperor” is dead, the football world mourns Franz Beckenbauer. The man with outstanding football skills. The man who wins the World Cup as both a player and a coach.…
Obituary for Peter Arbenz – First Swiss refugee delegate dies at the age of 86 – News
Contents He was the face of Swiss asylum policy in the 1980s. Looking back on a humanitarian life. The 1980s: Suddenly many more people come to Switzerland than before: thousands…
Obituary for Berlusconi: Italy loses the really great Zampano
Silvio Berlusconi’s wealth always raised the question of where the billions came from – from the mafia? However, the trail of money did not lead to Calabria and Sicily, but…
Obituary for Peter Zeindler – The Swiss master of the spy novel is dead – Culture
Contents He was one of the most successful crime writers in Switzerland. Peter Zeindler has now died in Zurich at the age of 89. This was announced by his daughter…
“Moore’s Law”: Intel founder Gordon Moore is dead
“Moore’s Law” Intel founder Gordon Moore is dead 03/25/2023 09:03 am Gordon Moore will go down in history as a semiconductor pioneer. In 1968 he founded Intel and paved the…
Tim Lobinger is dead: pole vaulter dies of cancer at the age of 50
Tim Lobinger decides his end as an athlete himself. After four Olympic appearances, he quietly quits his sport. Completely different from how he lived it during that time: as a…
Obituary for Hans Modrow: The SED official who started the liquidation of the GDR
For decades, Hans Modrow served as a functionary of the GDR. He also messes with Erich Honecker from time to time. During the period of reunification Modrow is one of…
Obituary for the great jazz saxophonist
Half a century ago, he electrified audiences with hymn-like sounds. Later he also influenced hip-hop and electro. The mystic of jazz: Pharoah Sanders. Here in 2014 at the Heritage Festival…
Obituary for the former NZZ journalist
A republican attitude, an analytical perspective and rhetorical sharpness characterized the work of the journalist and former NZZ editor Max Frenkel. memories of a phenomenon. Max Frenkel, photographed on October…
Mourning for statesman Gorbachev: “We will never forget this legacy”
Mourning for statesman Gorbachev “We will never forget this legacy” 08/31/2022, 00:25 Shortly after Mikhail Gorbachev’s death became known, there were first reactions. From Ursula von der Leyen to Boris…