Stefan Koldehoff

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Stefan Koldehoff (born 27 October 1967) is a German journalist, art market expert and non-fiction author. He became known through numerous publications and his work as culture editor of the Deutschlandfunk.

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Born in Wuppertal, [1] Koldehoff graduated in history of art, German studies and political science. At the same time, he initially worked as a freelance journalist for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , Die Tageszeitung (taz) and the Westdeutscher Rundfunk Köln (WDR). From 1998 he was editor for three years, most recently deputy editor-in-chief of the Art magazine in Hamburg. [2] [3]

In 2001, Koldehoff moved to an editor's position at Deutschlandfunk. [2] In the following years, he published numerous non-fiction books about the art market, art forgery and art history, especially on Vincent van Gogh. Between November 2016 and November 2018, he headed the editorial department of the weekday media journalistic @mediasres  [ de ] program, which went online and on air for the first time on 20 March 2017. On 1 December 2018, Koldehoff returned to the editorial team of the daily culture magazine Kultur heute  [ de ] of Deutschlandfunk. He also continues to work for the broadcaster's other cultural programs. [4]

Koldehoff is married, has three children and lives in Cologne.

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References

  1. Stefan Koldehoff kunstforum.de, retrieved 1 October 2021
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Stefan Koldehoff (in German) Kiepenheuer & Witsch 2021, retrieved 1 October 2021
  3. Stefan Koldehoff (in German) Nimbus Verlag, 2021, retrieved 1 October 2021
  4. Andreas Stopp [in German] (16 March 2017). "Nach 24 Jahren und mehr als 1.200 Sendungen: Markt und Medien – die Letzte!". Deutschlandfunk. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  5. "Stefan Koldehoff erhält den Journalistenpreis des Deutschen Kulturrates". Deutschlandradio . 5 February 2009. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  6. 1 2 "Falsche Bilder – Echtes Geld: Der Fälschercoup des Jahrhunderts – und wer alles daran verdiente". galiani.de. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  7. "Die Journalisten des Jahres 2014 von A–Z". mediummagazin.de. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
  8. Michael Sontheimer  [ de ]: Erhebliche Fehlerdichte. Rewiew, in taz, 8 March 2014, p. 31.
  9. Eine Debatte ohne Ende? : Raubkunst und Restitution im deutschsprachigen Raum on WorldCat