Gerald Lehner (journalist)
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Gerald Lehner is an Austria
n journalist and author.
Born in Bad Gastein
, Lehner studied political science in Salzburg
. Since 1986 he has been working for ORF
(Austrian broadcasting service). He wrote articles for the magazines Profil
, Die Zeit
and Der Spiegel
, as well as for the daily newspaper Der Standard
. He has reported from Kurdistan, the Himalayas
and the Siberian Arctic.
He realized his passion as an alpinist while a technician and teacher for the development aid organization "Öko Himal" in Nepal
.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
n journalist and author.
Born in Bad Gastein
Bad Gastein
Bad Gastein is a spa town in the Austrian state of Salzburg, situated at the northern rim of the Hohe Tauern national park. It has 5,838 inhabitants. The name "Bad" means "spa", reflecting the town's history as a health resort. It is located at the head of the Gastein valley, about 1,000 metres ...
, Lehner studied political science in Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
. Since 1986 he has been working for ORF
ORF
ORF may refer to:* ORF , the Austrian public service broadcaster.* Open reading frame, a portion of the genome.* The IATA airport code for Norfolk International Airport in Norfolk, Virginia.* ORF format , Olympus raw image file format....
(Austrian broadcasting service). He wrote articles for the magazines Profil
Profil (magazine)
profil is an Austrian news magazine. It was founded in 1970 by Oscar Bronner, who also founded the magazine Trend and the daily newspaper Der Standard....
, Die Zeit
Die Zeit
Die Zeit is a German nationwide weekly newspaper that is highly respected for its quality journalism.With a circulation of 488,036 and an estimated readership of slightly above 2 million, it is the most widely read German weekly newspaper...
and Der Spiegel
Der Spiegel
Der Spiegel is a German weekly news magazine published in Hamburg. It is one of Europe's largest publications of its kind, with a weekly circulation of more than one million.-Overview:...
, as well as for the daily newspaper Der Standard
Der Standard
Der Standard is an Austrian national daily newspaper which is published in Vienna . It was founded by Oscar Bronner as a financial newspaper and the first edition was published on 1988-10-19...
. He has reported from Kurdistan, the Himalayas
Himalayas
The Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains Sanskrit: Devanagari: हिमालय, literally "abode of snow"), usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau...
and the Siberian Arctic.
He realized his passion as an alpinist while a technician and teacher for the development aid organization "Öko Himal" in Nepal
Nepal
Nepal , officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked sovereign state located in South Asia. It is located in the Himalayas and bordered to the north by the People's Republic of China, and to the south, east, and west by the Republic of India...
.
Publications
- Die Biographie des Philosophen und Ökonomen Leopold KohrLeopold KohrLeopold Kohr was an economist, jurist and political scientist known both for his opposition to the "cult of bigness" in social organization and as one of those who inspired the small is beautiful movement...
. Träger des Alternativen Nobelpreises. Franz Deuticke Verlag, Wien 1994. ISBN 3-216-30107-9 - Egon Ranshofen-WertheimerEgon Ranshofen-WertheimerEgon Ranshofen-Wertheimer was a diplomat, journalist, doctor of laws and state.-Early life:...
und Leopold Kohr. Mit der Washington Post gegen die Nazis. In: Dokumentationsarchiv des österreichischen Widerstandes. Jahrbuch 1995. - Zwischen Hitler und Himalaya. Die Gedächtnislücken des Heinrich HarrerHeinrich HarrerHeinrich Harrer was an Austrian mountaineer, sportsman, geographer, and author.He is best known for his books Seven Years in Tibet and The White Spider .-Athletics:...
. Czernin Verlag, Wien 2006. ISBN 3-7076-0216-8