Biography of Axel Springer

Axel Springer (* 2. May 1912 in Altona; † 22. September 1985 in West Berlin) was a deutscher Verleger, Gründer des Axel Springer Verlags. He was 73 years old. He was married to Rosemarie Springer and Martha Else Meyer. He had at least 1 child (1 son). He received 6 awards, including Leo-Baeck-Medal, Great Cross with Star and Sash of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany. He was buried at Evangelischer Kirchhof Nikolassee.