Background
Schimmeck, Tom was born on October 27, 1959 in Hamburg, Germany. Son of Hans-Jürgen and Gisela (von Hertell) Schimmeck.
Schimmeck, Tom was born on October 27, 1959 in Hamburg, Germany. Son of Hans-Jürgen and Gisela (von Hertell) Schimmeck.
Graduate, Wilhelm Gymnasium, Hamburg, 1978.
Co-founder, editor, Die Tageszeitung, Berlin, Hamburg, Bonn, 1979-1984; freelance writer, Hamburg, 1984-1985; editor, Tempo, Hamburg, 1985-1986; editor, Der Spiegel, Hamburg, 1987-1989; freelance reporter,, Johannesburg, South Africa, 1989-1992; editor, reporter, Profil, news magazine, Vienna, Austria, 1992-1993; editor, senior reporter, Die Woche, Hamburg, since 1993.
Married Barbara Zimmerman. 1 child, Pauline.
