Kurt Magnus (March 28, 1887 – June 20, 1962) was a German lawyer and politician, best known as a pioneer in establishing radio broadcasting in Germany.
''Neue Deutsche Biographie'', vol 18, 1987, pp. 675-676 He was born to Ernest and Louise Magnus in

Kassel Kassel (; in Germany, spelled Cassel until 1926) is a city on the Fulda River in North Hesse, northern Hesse, in Central Germany (geography), central Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Regierungsbezirk Kassel (region), Kassel and the d ...

. He was a member of the supervisory board and then chairman of the . He was the first president (1951-1962) of the

Goethe-Institut The Goethe-Institut (; GI, ''Goethe Institute'') is a Nonprofit organization, nonprofit German culture, cultural organization operational worldwide with more than 150 cultural centres, promoting the study of the German language abroad and en ...

.PRESIDENT AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Goethe-Institut The established by ARD in his name is given to young radio professionals since 1963.

Decorations

Iron Cross The Iron Cross (, , abbreviated EK) was a military decoration in the Kingdom of Prussia, the German Empire (1871–1918), and Nazi Germany (1933–1945). The design, a black cross pattée with a white or silver outline, was derived from the in ...

, 2nd and 1st classes *Knight's Cross of the

House Order of Hohenzollern The House Order of Hohenzollern ( or ') was a dynastic order of knighthood of the House of Hohenzollern awarded to military commissioned officers and civilians of comparable status. Associated with the various versions of the order were crosses an ...

*1952: Grand Cross of the

Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (, or , BVO) is the highest state decoration, federal decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. It may be awarded for any field of endeavor. It was created by the first List of president ...

*1957: Grand Cross with star of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Magnus, Kurt (broadcasting pioneer) 1887 births 1962 deaths German lawyers Radio pioneers Political office-holders in Hesse People associated with the Goethe-Institut Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 1st class Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 2nd class Oranienburg concentration camp prisoners