Robert Jung ( him. Robert Jungk , nee Robert Baum , him Robert Barum ; June 11, 1913 , Berlin , the German Empire - July 14, 1994 , Salzburg , Austria ) - Austrian journalist, politician and writer. He is best known for his futurological studies of nuclear weapons , including the work “ Brighter than a thousand suns ”. For his merits, Jung was awarded the prize “For the Correct Lifestyle” and the Austrian Medal “For Science and Art” . In addition, he was involved in politics. In 1992, he was nominated by the Greens as a presidential candidate in Austria. Gaining 5.7% of the vote, ranked fourth [1] .
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| Birth name | Robert Baum |
| Date of Birth | June 11, 1913 |
| Place of Birth | Berlin , German Empire |
| Date of death | July 14, 1994 (81 years) |
| Place of death | Salzburg , Austria |
| Citizenship |  German Empire  Weimar Republic  Austria  USA |
| Occupation | writer journalist politician |
| Father | David Baum |
| Mother | Sarah Bravo |
| Spouse | Ruth Susicki |
| Children | Peter Stefan Jung |
| Awards and prizes | Prize "For the right way of life" |
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Biography
Robert Baum was born into a Jewish family of actors David Baum, known under the pseudonym of , and Sarah Bravo, known as Ellie Branden. Robert took the pseudonym of his father [1] .
In his school years, Robert joined the socialist movement that supported the anti-Stalinist Communist Party . After graduating from secondary school at the Theodor Mommsen Schöneberg Grammar School, he entered Humboldt University in Berlin . During this period, he became interested in cinema and tried himself as an assistant director Richard Oswald . After Hitler came to power , Jung was arrested for supporting the left , but was later released thanks to the help of friends and left for France in 1933 [2] . Here he studied at the University of Paris until 1935, then went to Zurich , where he received the title of doctor of philology [1] .
Since the 1930s, Jung became involved in journalism. During World War II, he began working as a correspondent in American, Swiss, German, Dutch and French publications. He lived for a short time in the United States, after which he finally moved with his wife Ruth Susicki, a former actress, whom he married in 1948, to Austria [1] . Their son Peter later became a famous photographer [1] .
Jung's first work was published in 1952 [1] . His extensive work "Brighter Thousands of Suns", telling about the creation of atomic weapons, was published in 1956 and became a world bestseller [1] . Thanks to this and the writer's subsequent work, he became a well-known international activist, often invited to speak and lecture at conferences against the use of nuclear weapons, and he was also the leader and organizer of several such organizations [1] . His lectures enjoyed great success with students. He himself visited many cities associated with the creation and use of nuclear weapons, including Hiroshima and Dubna [1] [2] .
Awards
- Professor Emeritus at the Technical University of Berlin (1970)
- Award "For the correct way of life" (1986)
- Freeman of the city of Salzburg (1989)
- Honorary Doctor of the University of Osnabrück (1993)
- Austrian Medal "For Science and Art" (1993)
- Salzburg Prize for Futuristic Studies (1993)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Calder J. Obituary: Robert Jungk (Eng.) // The Independent : Newspaper. - L. , 1994.
- 2 1 2 Sherman JD | (eng.) . CounterPunch (05/28/2014).
Links
- Brighter Thousands of Suns = Brighter Than a Thousand Suns. - M .: Gosatomizdat, 1961. - 280 p. - 100 000 copies
- Materials about Jung (him) on the site of the German National Library