Biography of Friedrich-Wilhelm von Sell

Friedrich-Wilhelm von Sell (* 23. January 1926 in Potsdam; † 20. October 2014 in Berlin) was a deutscher Journalist; Intendant des WDR und Gründungsintendant des ORB. He was 88 years old. He was married to Barbara von Sell. His education included Schule Schloss Salem, University of Erlangen and Freie Universität Berlin. He worked at Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Sender Freies Berlin, Deutschlandfunk, German-Dutch Finance Agreement (Tredefina) and Ostdeutscher Rundfunk Brandenburg. His awards include Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany and Order of Merit of North Rhine-Westphalia. He was buried at Bornstedt Cemetery.