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Jan Philipp Reemtsma
German literary scholar and author
Jan Philipp Fürchtegott Reemtsma (born 26 November 1952) is a German literary scholar, author, and patron who founded and was the long-term director of the Hamburg Institute for Social Research. Reemtsma lives and works mainly in Hamburg.2
From Wikipedia’s article on Jan Philipp Reemtsma (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Born Nov 26, 1952.1
About
In 1996, Reemtsma was kidnapped by Thomas Drach and only released after a ransom of 30 million German Marks was paid.
From Wikipedia’s article on Jan Philipp Reemtsma, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2
Companies
- Hamburger EditionChief executive officer 1994 to 201511
Early life and education
- Date not recordedUniversity of Hamburg3
Career
Occupation: university teacher, literary scholar, writer, Germanist.6
- 1994 to 2015Chief executive, Hamburger Edition5
- Date not recordedWorked at University of Hamburg4
Personal life
Reemtsma is married to the psychoanalyst Ann Kathrin Scheerer. Their son, the musician and music producer Johann Scheerer, published We Are Next of Kin, a book about his father's kidnapping in 2018. The book was adapted by Hans-Christian Schmid and released in cinemas in November 2022. Reemtsma is played by Philipp Hauß.
From Wikipedia’s article on Jan Philipp Reemtsma (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Philanthropy
In 1984, Reemtsma founded the Hamburg Foundation for the Advancement of Research and Culture and, as its chairman, supported numerous editions and archives, including those of Theodor W. Adorno, Jean Améry and Walter Benjamin.
From Wikipedia’s article on Jan Philipp Reemtsma (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.
Awards
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Sources
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- 1WikidataJan Philipp Reemtsma on Wikidata
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- 12Wikimedia CommonsJan Philipp Reemtsma photo by Ziko, CC BY-SA 3.0