Rudolph Chimelli

Rudolph Maximilian Chimelli (24 April 1928 – 22 April 2016) was a German journalist and writer.

Chimelli was born in Munich and studied first law and economy. In 1968, he went to Beirut, from where he contributed to several newspapers with articles about the Arab world. In 1972, he moved to Moscow and was from 1979 to 1998 redactor in Paris for the German newspaper ''Süddeutsche Zeitung''.

He published many of his journalistic works. In 1986, the ''Bundesverband Deutscher Zeitungsverleger'' awarded him the ''Theodor-Wolff-Preis''. In 1992 Chimelli was honored with the ''Joseph-Roth-Preis'', and in 2007 he received the Officer's Cross of the Republic of Germany. Provided by Wikipedia