Peter Merseburger

Peter Merseburger
Merseburger in 2004
Born	(1928-05-09)9 May 1928 Zeitz, Saxony, Prussia, Germany
Died	15 February 2022(2022-02-15) (aged 93) Berlin, Germany
Education	University of Wittenberg University of Marburg
Occupations	Correspondent Television presenter Biographer
Organizations	Der Spiegel NDR ARD
Awards	Das politische Buch Deutscher Bücherpreis Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

Peter Merseburger (9 May 1928 – 15 February 2022) was a German journalist and author. After working for newspapers and the magazine Der Spiegel, he moved to the broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) in 1965. He became known as television presenter of the political magazine Panorama that he moderated from 1967 to 1975, presenting controversial themes. From 1977, he was correspondent of the ARD in several capital cities such as Washington, D.C., East Berlin and London. After retirement in 1991, he turned to writing biographies of influential persons including Kurt Schumacher, Willy Brandt, Rudolf Augstein, and Theodor Heuss.