Stefan Dietrich was born in 1946 in Bad Homburg as son of the local newspaper editor. After school he started his career as a journalist. He studied and developed strong interest in Eastern Europe and History. In 1981 he started working for Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, from 1986 as correspondent in Warschau. Later he was based in Hannover. In 2000 he became head of the domestic politics board in Frankfurt. |
"No word was untested, no argument taken for granted, no opinion dismissed without argument nor accepted without argument."
David Jones, professor of bioethics, St Mary's University College