Henri Nannen

Henri Nannen (born December 25, 1913 in Emden, Lower Saxony, Germany, died October 13, 1996 in Hanover, Lower Saxony, Germany) was a famous German journalist.

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His father was a police officer in Emden. After a one-year book dealer apprenticeship he studied the history of art at the University of Munich. In the 1930s he started working as a journalist. After the war he got back to journalism while working for the Hannoverschen Neusten Nachrichten, the daily newspaper Abendpost and the youth newspaper Zickzack.

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He was the founder of the news magazine Der Stern that he lead from 1948 to 1980 to be one of the strongest in Europe. The first issue came out August 1 1948.

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He gained popularity as an art collector and benefactor of the Kunsthalle in Emden, an art museum, that he built in 1983.

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He was married to Eske Nannen, a former child actress.

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December 25: December 25 is the 359th day of the year (360th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 6 days remaining....

1913: 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. (click on link for calendar)...

Emden: Emden is a city and seaport in the northwest of Germany, on river Ems. It is the main city of the region of East Frisia; in 2001, the city had a total population of 50,253....

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