Lorenz Hemicker

Managing Editor
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Germany

Lorenz Hemicker was born on July, 27th 1978 in Gummersbach and grew up in Sauerland (region in West Germany). He started writing during Nato maneuvers in Norway und the US while serving in the German Air Force. He began studying Architecture in Aachen shortly after and then switched to Communication Science, Political Science and Economy. He graduated successfully in 2007 with the Master of Arts. From 2008 – 2014, he was the managing editor at the security – political magazine “Loyal”.

In 2014 he changed to the “Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung” (F.A.Z.). As online desk editor he was responsible for the news management on FAZ.NET. In 2017, he joined the political editorial team and wrote about defence and security policy as well as about the Christian Democratic Union. Since July 2023, he is the online managing editor of the F.A.Z.

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