Werner Höfer (21 March 1913, in Kaisersesch, Rhine Province – 26 November 1997, in

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) was a German journalist. He started his career as a Nazi propagandist, working for the newspaper '' Das Reich''. From 1933 to 1945 he was a member of the

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. After the

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, he worked for the

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institutions

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and

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. He gained popularity as the host of the Sunday TV discussion show ''Internationaler

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'', modeled on NBC's

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and running from 1952 to 1987. When his publicly expressed satisfaction upon the execution of pianist Karlrobert Kreiten in September 1943 became known to a wider public, he was forced to retire in 1987. His daughter

Candida Höfer Candida Höfer (born 4 February 1944) is a German photographer. She is a renowned photographer known for her exploration of public spaces and architecture. In her career she transitioned from portraiture to focusing on spaces like libraries and m ...

is a well known photographer.

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