John Jahr
His father of the same name was a successful publisher, especially in the post-war period in West Germany. After the end of the Second World War and finishing school, he began training as a typesetter in 1948, which he completed in 1951. In 1952, Jahr completed a traineeship at "Feldmühle AG" and at "Druckhaus Tempelhof" in Berlin.
This was followed by a stay in London, where he worked as assistant to the editor-in-chief at the Daily Mirror in 1953/54. Jahr then moved to New York to train at "Time" and "Life" in 1955/56. After his return to the Federal Republic, John Jahr Jr. In 1956 he joined his father's publishing company as an assistant. A year later he became publishing director of the magazine "Brigitte".
From 1962 he also took over the management of the business magazine "Capital". In 1964 he was appointed managing director of the "Constanze-Verlag", which also belonged to his father's company. As John Jahr Sr. In 1965, together with the major Hamburg publishers Richard Gruner and Gerd Bucerius, they founded the press group "Gruner + Jahr GmbH & Co." launched, was year jr. accepted into the management board.
In 1972, Jahr joined the board of the company, which had been converted into a stock corporation, and his father had just retired from active management. In the following years, the Bertelsmann Group bought into "Gruner+jahr AG & Co. Druck- und Verlagshaus", in which the Jahr family only held small shares, which, however, secured them a blocking minority.
Jahn Jr. took up his position on the board of "Gruner+jahr". true until it entered hibernation in 2000. When he left, his sister Angelika Jahr, who had previously managed several of the publisher's publications, joined the board. Jahr has been a member of the Jahr Group's advisory board since 1997. He was also a member of the advisory board of "RTL plus Deutschland Fernsehen Beteiligungs-GmbH".
Until his death, he and, through the Jahr Holding, his siblings Alexander, Michael and Angelika owned 25.1 percent of G+J. year jr. was married and father of three children.
This was followed by a stay in London, where he worked as assistant to the editor-in-chief at the Daily Mirror in 1953/54. Jahr then moved to New York to train at "Time" and "Life" in 1955/56. After his return to the Federal Republic, John Jahr Jr. In 1956 he joined his father's publishing company as an assistant. A year later he became publishing director of the magazine "Brigitte".
From 1962 he also took over the management of the business magazine "Capital". In 1964 he was appointed managing director of the "Constanze-Verlag", which also belonged to his father's company. As John Jahr Sr. In 1965, together with the major Hamburg publishers Richard Gruner and Gerd Bucerius, they founded the press group "Gruner + Jahr GmbH & Co." launched, was year jr. accepted into the management board.
In 1972, Jahr joined the board of the company, which had been converted into a stock corporation, and his father had just retired from active management. In the following years, the Bertelsmann Group bought into "Gruner+jahr AG & Co. Druck- und Verlagshaus", in which the Jahr family only held small shares, which, however, secured them a blocking minority.
Jahn Jr. took up his position on the board of "Gruner+jahr". true until it entered hibernation in 2000. When he left, his sister Angelika Jahr, who had previously managed several of the publisher's publications, joined the board. Jahr has been a member of the Jahr Group's advisory board since 1997. He was also a member of the advisory board of "RTL plus Deutschland Fernsehen Beteiligungs-GmbH".
Until his death, he and, through the Jahr Holding, his siblings Alexander, Michael and Angelika owned 25.1 percent of G+J. year jr. was married and father of three children.