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== Uwe George == |
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'''Uwe George''' is a prize-winning German journalist, author and researcher, born in Kiel, Germany on April 1st, 1940. |
'''Uwe George''' is a prize-winning German journalist, author and researcher, born in Kiel, Germany on April 1st, 1940. |
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In the sixties, George performed lengthy research in the |
In the sixties, George performed lengthy research in the [[Sahara Desert]] as an ornithologist, writing several publications on the special breeding biology of desert birds. |
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1967 he learned the trade of cameraman in the NDR, (''Nord-Deutsche Rundfunk'' - North-German Broadcasting Service) and won the [[Adolf-Grimme-Prize]] for a television documentation on the [[Sahara]] in 1970. |
1967 he learned the trade of cameraman in the NDR, (''Nord-Deutsche Rundfunk'' - North-German Broadcasting Service) and won the [[Adolf-Grimme-Prize]] for a television documentation on the [[Sahara]] in 1970. |
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Employed at "GEO" on a regular basis since 1979, as science editor, photographer and expedition officer, George has been the author of numerous books and won several gold medals for photography. 1993 he was awarded the Journalist Prize of the "Akademie für Geowissenschaften" (Academy for Geoscience). He is honorary member of the Geographische Gesellschaft (Geographical Society) since 1998, winning the [[Werner-Grüter-Prize]] for scientific journalism in 2000. |
Employed at "GEO" on a regular basis since 1979, as science editor, photographer and expedition officer, George has been the author of numerous books and won several gold medals for photography. 1993 he was awarded the Journalist Prize of the "Akademie für Geowissenschaften" (Academy for Geoscience). He is honorary member of the Geographische Gesellschaft (Geographical Society) since 1998, winning the [[Werner-Grüter-Prize]] for scientific journalism in 2000. |
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Revision as of 14:08, 18 May 2008
Uwe George is a prize-winning German journalist, author and researcher, born in Kiel, Germany on April 1st, 1940.
In the sixties, George performed lengthy research in the Sahara Desert as an ornithologist, writing several publications on the special breeding biology of desert birds.
1967 he learned the trade of cameraman in the NDR, (Nord-Deutsche Rundfunk - North-German Broadcasting Service) and won the Adolf-Grimme-Prize for a television documentation on the Sahara in 1970.
He produced another 15 documentary movies about desert research and the ecology of the tropical rain forest. 1976 came the first book publication. In 1977, George received the National Book Award [1] for a book publication in the USA ("In the Deserts of This Earth"). From 1976 on, he worked as a free employee for the German Magazine "GEO".
Employed at "GEO" on a regular basis since 1979, as science editor, photographer and expedition officer, George has been the author of numerous books and won several gold medals for photography. 1993 he was awarded the Journalist Prize of the "Akademie für Geowissenschaften" (Academy for Geoscience). He is honorary member of the Geographische Gesellschaft (Geographical Society) since 1998, winning the Werner-Grüter-Prize for scientific journalism in 2000.
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