Born on December 8, 1964 in Solingen
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| University studies in philosophy, German literature and art history in Cologne | ||
| 1992 - 1995 | Research assistant at the University of Cologne | |
| 1994 | Ph.D. in German literature | |
| 1999 | Heinz Kühn Bursary | |
| 2002 - 2004 | Columnist for the magazine Literaturen | |
| 2005 - 2008 | Free-lance moderator for the WRD show Tageszeichen | |
| Marriage to the Luxembourg TV moderator Caroline Mart | ||
| Richard David Precht lives in Cologne and Luxembourg |
