Jean Pütz
Introduction '''Jean Pütz''' (born 21 September 1936) is a German science journalist and TV host.
Life Pütz was born in Cologne. He originally took an education as an electrician before completing his Abitur, after which he studied physics, mathematics, sociology, and national economy. In 1970, he became a regular host on science shows on WDR Fernsehen.He is mainly known for his show '''' which ran for nearly 30 years, from 1974 up to 2004, on the channels WDR and NDR Fernsehen, where he explained scientific phenomena with an emphasis upon do it yourself, environmentally-friendly homemade solutions for everyday health and household problems. Over the decades, the ''Hobbythek'' show spawned a series of 56 ''Hobbythek'' books by Pütz, containing the most popular household tips from the show the written instructions of which were most frequently requested by letter from viewers. Beside the ''Hobbythek'' books, Pütz also authored more than 20 other guidebooks dedicated to health, food, gardening, popular science, nature, and do-it-yourself hobbies.The end of ''Hobbythek'' in 2004 came unconsensually, when Pütz's show was cancelled against his own intentions by his former protégé Ranga Yogeshwar, now head of WDR's science department. Since 2004, Pütz travels extensively throughout Germany and abroad with a stage show called ''Pützmunter'' (a pun upon his last name with the German adjective ''putzmunter'' meaning "lively", "full of beans") which is based in concept upon his old ''Hobbythek'' show. In 2007, he started his new show ''TechniThek'' on TechniTipp-TV.
See also * HobbyCom
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