Hermann J. Huber
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Hermann J. Huber was a German
journalist
and writer
. He was born in Moosbach
.
, Bavaria
, at Augustinus-Gymnasium Weiden Huber studied Roman Catholic theology
and history
in Munich at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. After university studies Huber worked as a journalist. From 1977 to 1981 Huber was president of the Medien und Jugend in Deutschland organisation. Huber was editor-in-chief of the magazines die alternative and Der Blickpunkt. During the 1980s and 1990s Huber wrote 14 books. In 1989, his book Leben, Lieben, Legenden became of national interest in Germany. In this book Huber wrote about popular gay people such as singer Rex Gildo
.
Huber, who lived openly gay, died of a myocardial infarction
on 28 July 2009 in Moosbach.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
. He was born in Moosbach
Moosbach, Germany
Moosbach is a municipality in the district of Neustadt in Bavaria in Germany....
.
Life
After school in Weiden in der OberpfalzWeiden in der Oberpfalz
Weiden in der Oberpfalz is a district-free city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located 100 km east of Nuremberg and 35 km west of the Czech border. A branch of the German Army's NCO Academy is located here...
, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
, at Augustinus-Gymnasium Weiden Huber studied Roman Catholic theology
Theology
Theology is the systematic and rational study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truths, or the learned profession acquired by completing specialized training in religious studies, usually at a university or school of divinity or seminary.-Definition:Augustine of Hippo...
and history
History
History is the discovery, collection, organization, and presentation of information about past events. History can also mean the period of time after writing was invented. Scholars who write about history are called historians...
in Munich at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich. After university studies Huber worked as a journalist. From 1977 to 1981 Huber was president of the Medien und Jugend in Deutschland organisation. Huber was editor-in-chief of the magazines die alternative and Der Blickpunkt. During the 1980s and 1990s Huber wrote 14 books. In 1989, his book Leben, Lieben, Legenden became of national interest in Germany. In this book Huber wrote about popular gay people such as singer Rex Gildo
Rex Gildo
Rex Gildo was a German singer of Schlager ballads who reached the height of his popularity in the 1960s and 1970s, selling over 25 million records and starring in film and television roles....
.
Huber, who lived openly gay, died of a myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction
Myocardial infarction or acute myocardial infarction , commonly known as a heart attack, results from the interruption of blood supply to a part of the heart, causing heart cells to die...
on 28 July 2009 in Moosbach.
Works by Huber
- Leben, Lieben, Legenden (1989)
- Leben, Laster, Leidenschaft, Weitere 60 schillernde Kultstars der Schwulen (Foerster Verlag, Frankfurt/Main)
- Gay Video Guide – Part 1 (Foerster Media, OffenbachJacques OffenbachJacques Offenbach was a Prussian-born French composer, cellist and impresario. He is remembered for his nearly 100 operettas of the 1850s–1870s and his uncompleted opera The Tales of Hoffmann. He was a powerful influence on later composers of the operetta genre, particularly Johann Strauss, Jr....
) - Gay Video Guide – Part 2 (Foerster Media, Offenbach)
- Das schwule Dschungelbuch (Foerster Media, Offenbach)
- Schauspieler Lexikon der Gegenwart – Germany Austria Switzerland (Langen Müller Verlag, Munich)
- Gewalt und Leidenschaft – Filmlexikon (Bruno Gmünder VerlagBruno Gmünder VerlagBruno Gmünder Verlag is a German company and a book publishing house which specialises in LGBT fiction and non-fiction.- History :Founded in Berlin, Germany, in 1981 by Bruno Gmünder and Christian von Maltzahn...
, Berlin) - Gott spielt mit – Film- und Fernsehstars über ihren Glauben (Herder Verlag, Freiburg)