Biography Matthias Schmolz

After studying economics, history and philosophy, Matthias Schmolz was a research assistant and lecturer at Hamburg University. In 1994, he moved over to SPIEGEL-Verlag where he first worked in documentation and from 1996 in product management. In 1997, he became official spokesman for SPIEGEL-Verlag and in 2000, he took over as head of the company’s communications and publishing coordination department. In January 2003, he was appointed publishing director of SPIEGEL-Verlag alongside Fried von Bismarck.

The members of the academy

 
Wilfried Weber, Joachim Unseld, Jutta Limbach, Gottfried Honnefelder, Christina Weiss, Matthias Schmolz, Juergen Boos. Not shown: Men Haupt, Florian Langenscheidt. Copyright: Harald Schröder

In September 2004, the board of the Börsenverein made its unique appointment of the German Book Prize Academy which is made up of eleven members.

With representatives from the book industry and the arts and co-sponsors of the Prize, the advisory committee’s most important task is the annual selection of the jury. Publisher Dr. Gottfried Honnefelder is president of the German Book Prize Academy.

Interview with Dr. Florian Langenscheidt

Wanted: German Book Prize. Sponsor Dr. Florian Langenscheidt talks about an award that will be uncompromising (Börsenblatt, January 27th 2005). Copyright: Börsenblatt / Sabine Cronau.

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