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Julius Isaak Philipp Heydecker |
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Born
in Nuremberg 1916 to actors Julius and Marianne Rath, who were
later in business.
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Julius
Heydecker
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Marianne
Rath
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1931
Apprenticeship with the photographer Stephan Rosenberg in Frankfurt.
1933
First novel, Coup - Roman eines Revuestars [Coup - The story of
a music hall star] (Lipsia, Leipzig) appears under a pseudonym.
1933
Travels to Lucerne, Switzerland when his parents, neither Jews
nor politically endangered, leave Germany after Hitler's takeover.
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articles for the "Luzerner Tagblatt" and lives in a boarding house
in Meggen, where he encounters Esperantists, graphologists and parapsychologists.
Continuous and intense involvement with Esperanto, which finds expression
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1933
In autumn, joins his parents in Prague. Works in the family business
presenting a film, The Pope speaks to you, which was assembled
by his mother. Travels throughout Czechoslovakia and later Poland.
1938
Vienna. Works at the Albin Kobé photographic studio. Witnesses
the Anschluss and is called up by the Third Reich.
1939
Drafted the first day of WW II. Serves as an engineer in the French
campaign. Begins photographing again. (Camera Kine-Exakta).
1941
Marries journalist Marianne Steber in Munich. Transferred to the
Warsaw Propagandakompanie as laboratory assistant. Secretly takes
photographs in the Warsaw Ghetto. The Russian Campaign. Promoted
to corporal.
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1944
Assigned to anti-tank gunner section 337 in Poland. Photographs
deserted, destroyed Warsaw.
1945-1946
Liberation. Works as graphologist. Speaks for the first time about
his experiences in the Warsaw Ghetto on Radio Munich. Radio Reporter
at the Nuremberg Trials.
1947
Founds the World-State League.
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Correspondent
for several German papers including "Der Kurier", Berlin. Reporter
at the "Abendzeitung", Munich.
1950
Divorces Marianne.
1954
Marries Charlotte Angermeir. Text Editor at the "Münchner Illustrierte".
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1955
Moves to Stuttgart. Vice-Editor at the "Deutsche Illustrierte".
1956
Daughter Tita born.
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1957
Travels with actresses Romy and Magda Schneider to India and Sri
Lanka for the "Deutsche Illustrierte".
1960
Emigrates to Brazil. With Charlotte, founds photographic studio
"Studio 61" in Sao Paulo. Correspondent until 1970 for "Die Zeit",
"Quick", "Der Stern". Travels throughout South America. Active
as photographer.
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Joe
Heydecker, reporter and photograph in Amazonia
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1965
Begins painting, eventually completing about 15 works.
1967
Daughter Majú, born with Down's Syndrome.
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1969
With Charlotte, establishes the mail-order bookshop and editing-house
"Atlantis Livros". For nine years compiles and edits the weekly
Brazilian bibliography "Livros Novos", shipping it together with
Brazilian books to foreign universities.
1982
Heart surgery in Houston. Separates from wife Charlotte, who returns
to Germany.
1985
Sells "Atlantis Livros".
1986
Lives with companion Mara Kraus in Vienna. Travel, photography
and writing. Autobiography.
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1997
Death from heart attack at Hanusch Hospital in Vienna. Cremated
and interred at Zentralfriedhof. |
