Hermann J. Huber (31 October 1954 – 28 July 2009) was a German journalist and writer. He was born in
Moosbach.
Life
After school in
Weiden in der Oberpfalz
Weiden in der Oberpfalz (official name: Weiden i.d.OPf.; Northern Bavarian: ''Weidn in da Owapfalz'') is a district-free city in Bavaria, Germany. It is located east of Nuremberg and west of the Czech border. A branch of the German Army is locat ...
, Bavaria, at ''Augustinus-Gymnasium Weiden'' Huber studied Roman Catholic theology and history in Munich at
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
The Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (simply University of Munich or LMU; german: Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. It is Germany's sixth-oldest university in continuous operatio ...
. 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 (formerly Alexander Gildo, born Ludwig Franz Hirtreiter; 2 July 1936 – 26 October 1999) 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 st ...
.
Huber, who lived openly gay, died of a
myocardial infarction
A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which may ...
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,
Offenbach)
* ''Gay Video Guide'' – Part 2 (Foerster Media, Offenbach)
* ''Das schwule Dschungelbuch'' (Foerster Media, Offenbach)
* ''Schauspieler Lexikon der Gegenwart'' – Germany Austria Switzerland (
Langen Müller Verlag Langen may refer to:
Places
;Germany
* Langen, Cuxhaven, in the district of Cuxhaven, Lower Saxony
* Langen, Emsland, part of the ''Samtgemeinde'' Lengerich, in the Emsland district, Lower Saxony
* , a village in the municipality of Fehrbellin, ...
, Munich)
* ''Gewalt und Leidenschaft'' – Filmlexikon (
Bruno Gmünder Verlag
Bruno's GmbH is a German retailer of products targeted toward gay men; it was originally founded in 1981 as Bruno Gmünder Verlag, a book publishing house. Bruno Gmünder Verlag was dissolved in 2017, with the retail division becoming Bruno's ...
, Berlin)
* ''Gott spielt mit – Film- und Fernsehstars über ihren Glauben'' (
Herder Verlag, Freiburg)
References
External links
*
hjh-press: Obituary of Hermann J. HuberQueer:Hermann J. Huber ist tot
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German male journalists
German non-fiction writers
German gay writers
1954 births
2009 deaths
20th-century German journalists
20th-century German LGBT people