Richard von Frankenberg

Richard von Frankenberg, born on 4 March 1922 in Darmstadt and died on 11 November 1973 in Beilstein, was a German journalist and racing driver. In 1952 he created and published the magazine Christophorus, which later became the official Porsche magazine, with visuals by the graphic artist Erich Strenger, and for many years he remained its editor-in-chief. He also raced for Porsche, taking part in many editions of the 24 Hours of Le Mans in the 1950s and in events at the Mille Miglia, Montlhery, Monza and the Nurburgring, often in a Porsche 550. He became widely known for a crash over the banking of the AVUS circuit in Berlin, in which he was thrown from the car and survived with minor injuries. He died in a road accident at the age of 51. He matters to media history as a founding editor of an influential company magazine.