Roland Tichy (born 11 November 1955 in

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) is a German author, economist and journalist.

Life

Tichy studied economics and communication science in

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and in

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. After university he was hired as an assistant at

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. From 1983 to 1985, he worked at the

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for

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. In the 1990s, Tichy joined the German company

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in the department of corporate issues management. Tichy was editor-in-chief of the German magazines ''

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'' (1991–1995), ''

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'' (2002–2007) and ''

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'' (2007–2014). In 2014 he became the CEO of the

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and, since 2016, he has been the publisher of the monthly magazine ''Tichys Einblick''. Tichy is a member of the

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. He is married to Andrea Tichy.

Controversys

In the spring of 2017, Tichy took part in a campaign initiated by the

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(AfD) to denigrate the former bishop

Margot Käßmann Margot Käßmann (; born 3 June 1958) is a Lutheran theologian, who was '' Landesbischöfin'' (bishop) of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church of Hanover in Germany. On 28 October 2009, she was elected to lead the ''Evangelical Church in Germany'', a ...

as a "racist". A quote from Käßmann, which was falsified by omissions, was used for this purpose.

Publications

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Awards

* 2008: Ludwig Erhardt Award by

* 2015: Hayek Medal by

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Society

References

External links

Official Websity by Tichy: Tichys Einblick
(Tichys Blog) * Roman Pletter
''Der Bauchredner''
Die Zeit, 16 February 2017

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