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'''Fred Luchsinger''' was a journalist and chief editor of the ''[[Neue Zürcher Zeitung]]''. He attended a Zurich meeting of [[Le Cercle]] in 1980. | '''Fred Luchsinger''' was a journalist and chief editor of the ''[[Neue Zürcher Zeitung]]''. He attended a Zurich meeting of [[Le Cercle]] in 1980. | ||
Revision as of 21:30, 24 January 2021
 Fred Luchsinger    (journalist, editor) | |
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| Born | 9 July 1921 St. Gallen, Switzerland |
| Died | 9 May 2009 (Age 87) |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Member of | Le Cercle |
Fred Luchsinger was a journalist and chief editor of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung. He attended a Zurich meeting of Le Cercle in 1980.
Contents
Background
Fred Luchsinger went to the Literargymnasiums Kantonsschule in St. Gallen, and then studied History and Philosophy in Zurich and Basel. He was a doctoral student of Werner Kaegi and in 1948 completed his thesis on the Basler Buchdruck als Vermittler italienischen Geistes.
Career
In 1949, Luchsinger volunteered at the foreign desk of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ), becoming their correspondent for Germany from 1955 to 1963. His criticism of the German government's policy and of Chancellor Konrad Adenauer contributed to the reputation of the NZZ in Germany.
In the Autumn of 1963, Luchsinger returned to Zurich as a foreign editor. In 1966 he took over the management of the foreign desk and in 1968 he was named as successor to Willy Bretscher, the chief editor of the NZZ. In this capacity, he refashioned the NZZ as a modern newspaper. He retired in 1984.
Deep political connections
He attended Le Cercle in 1980 (at least).
Awards
Luchsinger was a member of the Executive Board of the Free Democratic Party of the Canton of Zurich and the Board of Trustees of Pro Helvetia. In the Swiss army, he wore the rank of Major. In 1981 he was awarded the Great Cross of Merit, and in 1985 the Freedom Prize of the Max Schmidheiny Foundation at the University of St. Gallen.
Events Participated in
| Event | Start | End | Location(s) | Description |
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| Bilderberg/1969 | 9 May 1969 | 11 May 1969 | Denmark Hotel Marienlyst Elsinore | The 18th Bilderberg meeting, with 85 participants |
| Le Cercle/1980 (Zurich) | 28 June 1980 | 29 June 1980 | Switzerland Zurich | One of their shorter meetings, the minutes of which were in the Langemann Papers. |
