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Otto Schulmeister

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Grave of Otto Schulmeister at Neustifter Friedhof

Otto Schulmeister (1 April 1916 in Vienna - 10 August 2001 in Vienna) was an Austrian journalist, who was described as the doyen of Austrian journalism.[1] He was editor-in-chief of Die Presse from 1961 to 1976 and its publisher from 1976 to 1989.[2] He was the father of former ORF correspondent Paul Schulmeister, and economist Stephan Schulmeister. Formerly a NSDAP member, it was revealed in 2009 that he worked for the CIA from the 1960s.[1]

Awards

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Works

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  • Die Zukunft Österreichs, 1967
  • Die Welt, die wir verlassen, 1970
  • Die erschöpfte Revolution, 1978
  • Der zweite Anschluß, 1979
  • Ernstfall Österreich, 1995

Literature

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  • Theodor Venus (2007), "Schulmeister, Otto", Neue Deutsche Biographie (in German), vol. 23, Berlin: Duncker & Humblot, pp. 685–686; (full text online)

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