Born in
Wesselburen on 24 September 1934, Reumann earned money during a two-year apprenticeship at the
Holsteinischen Courier. He then studied journalism, German, art history, and political science at the
Free University of Berlin. In 1964, he drew political cartoons under , for whom he was an assistant from 1963 to 1965. He then did opinion research for
Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann at the
Allensbach Institute and at the
University of Mainz. In 1970, Reumann joined the editorial team of
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, responsible for publishing reports on education policy, particularly for universities. He also conducted survey research using
psephology. In 1992, he wrote the volume
Lesefreuden und Lebenswelten within the "Texte + Thesen". From 1995 to 2004, he was deputy chairman of the board of trustees of the
University of Music Franz Liszt Weimar. In 2008, he joined the . Throughout his career, he worked extensively on
spelling reform. Kurt Reumann died in
Eschborn on 12 November 2023, at the age of 89. ==Works==