Matthias Frings
Encyclopedia
Matthias Frings is a German
journalist
, TV presenter and writer
.
and spent his childhood there. He pursued English studies
, German studies
and linguistics
at RWTH Aachen University. In 1974, Frings was a founding member of the gay student group Aachener Printenschwestern. After completing his university studies, Frings became a resident of Berlin
. In the late 1970s, he was a member of theater group Zan Pollo.
In 1982, Frings co-authored his first book Männer-Liebe with co-author Elmar Kraushaar
. Since 1985, Frings has worked as a radio moderator at Sender Freies Berlin
. Between 1992 and 1995 Frings produced and moderated the television show Liebe Sünde for the German television network
VOX.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, TV presenter and writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
.
Life
Frings was born in AachenAachen
Aachen has historically been a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany. Geographically, Aachen is the westernmost town of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, ...
and spent his childhood there. He pursued English studies
English studies
English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language , English linguistics English studies is an academic discipline that includes the study of literatures written in the English language (including literatures from the U.K., U.S.,...
, German studies
German studies
German studies is the field of humanities that researches, documents, and disseminates German language and literature in both its historic and present forms. Academic departments of German studies often include classes on German culture, German history, and German politics in addition to the...
and linguistics
Linguistics
Linguistics is the scientific study of human language. Linguistics can be broadly broken into three categories or subfields of study: language form, language meaning, and language in context....
at RWTH Aachen University. In 1974, Frings was a founding member of the gay student group Aachener Printenschwestern. After completing his university studies, Frings became a resident of Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
. In the late 1970s, he was a member of theater group Zan Pollo.
In 1982, Frings co-authored his first book Männer-Liebe with co-author Elmar Kraushaar
Elmar Kraushaar
Elmar Kraushaar is a German journalist and author who lives in Berlin.- Biography :Kraushaar was born in Niederurff in northern Hesse. He studied from 1971 to 1979 in Berlin at Free University of Berlin...
. Since 1985, Frings has worked as a radio moderator at Sender Freies Berlin
Sender Freies Berlin
Sender Freies Berlin was the ARD public radio and television service for West Berlin from 1 June 1954 until 1990 and for Berlin as a whole from German reunification until 30 April 2003...
. Between 1992 and 1995 Frings produced and moderated the television show Liebe Sünde for the German television network
Television network
A television network is a telecommunications network for distribution of television program content, whereby a central operation provides programming to many television stations or pay TV providers. Until the mid-1980s, television programming in most countries of the world was dominated by a small...
VOX.
Works
- Männer. Liebe. Ein Handbuch für Schwule und alle, die es werden wollen (Reinbek: Rowohlt, 1982), co-authored with Elmar Kraushaar, ISBN 3499176580
- Heiße Jahre. Das Ding mit der Pubertät (Reinbek: 1983), co-authored with Elmar Kraushaar
- Liebesdinge. Bemerkungen zur Sexualität des Mannes (Reinbek: 1984)
- Ein Bild vom Mann (Reinbek: 1986), co-authored with Thomas HenningThomas HenningThomas Henning is a German astrophysicist. Since 2001, he is a director at the Max Planck Institute for Astronomy. Henning is an expert in the field of star and planet formation.- Education and career :...
- AIDS: Dimensionen einer Krankheit (Reinbek: 1986)
- Fleisch und Blut. Über Pornographie (Reinbek: Rowohlt, 1988), ISBN 3499182319
- Der letzte Kommunist. Das traumhafte Leben des Ronald M. Schernikau (Berlin: Aufbau-Verlag, 2009), ISBN 3351026692
External links
- Matthias Frings in German National LibraryGerman National LibraryThe German National Library is the central archival library and national bibliographic centre for the Federal Republic of Germany...
- interview with Matthias Frings (german)