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Theo Sommer

Theo Sommer, German journalist (died 2022)

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Born
June 10, 1930
Died
August 22, 2022
Zodiac sign
Gemini
Birth year
1930

About Theo Sommer

Theo Sommer was a German newspaper editor and intellectual. He began working for Die Zeit in 1958, rising to an editor-in-chief and publisher. His editorials for Die Zeit shaped the paper's social-liberal attitude. He advocated the policy of détente with the Eastern bloc states (Entspannungspolitik). From 1992, Sommer was publisher of Die Zeit, together with Marion Dönhoff and Helmut Schmidt. He was considered one of Germany's authorities on international relations and strategic issues. Theo Sommer (10 June 1930 – 22 August 2022) was a German newspaper editor and intellectual. Sommer obtained his Abitur from Schwäbisch Gmünd in 1949 and then lived in Sweden for nine months.

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Theo Sommer timeline

  1. Theo Sommer (10 June 1930 – 22 August 2022) was a German newspaper editor and intellectual.
  2. Sommer obtained his Abitur from Schwäbisch Gmünd in 1949 and then lived in Sweden for nine months.
  3. From 1992, Sommer was publisher of Die Zeit, together with Marion Dönhoff and Helmut Schmidt.

The world when Theo Sommer was born

Theo Sommer was born in 1930. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1930

  • #1 song"Georgia on My Mind" – Hoagy Carmichael
  • Top movieAll Quiet on the Western Front
  • Best-selling bookCimarron – Edna Ferber

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentBobby Jones wins the Grand Slam of golf
  • Top headlineFirst FIFA World Cup held in Uruguay
  • Technology milestonePlanet Pluto discovered
  • Defining fadMiniature golf craze
  • Notable inventionScotch tape
  • World population2.07 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderHerbert Hoover
  • Sports championPhiladelphia Athletics (World Series)
  • U.S. population123.2M

1930 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Theo Sommer's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19302026
Gas$0.20$3.45/gal
Average home$6,000$435,000
Average income$3,500$67,500
Movie ticket$0.25$11.95
Postage stamp$0.02$0.73
Population123.2M341 million

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