Angus Konstam

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Angus Konstam

Angus Konstam (born January 2, 1960 in Aberdeen ) is a Scottish author and historian.

Life

Angus Konstam, son of Sheila and Peter Konstam , spent his childhood in the Orkney Islands . In 1978 he left the islands and joined the Royal Navy . He received a scholarship to the Britannia Royal Naval College in Dartmouth . This study was followed by a history degree at the University of Aberdeen . After successfully completing this too, he returned to the Royal Navy and went to sea for a year. During this time he gained experience not only in the military, but also in the field of customs and habits of seafarers and navigation. Upon his return, he took up his Masters degree at the University of St Andrews . It was during this course that Konstam first came into contact with underwater archeology .

Career

England

After completing his studies, Konstam worked from 1985 on an excavation on the Thames near the Tower of London . An exchange of exhibits between the Tower and the Kremlin gave Konstam the opportunity to study 18th-century Russian military history. In the course of this he met a historian who was looking for an author for a book about the army of Peter the Great on behalf of the publishing house Osprey Publishing . Konstam received the contract and published two books on the subject in 1993.

United States

Konstam moved to Key West , Florida in 1995 to accept the post of Chief Curator of the Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Museum . His tasks included setting up a traveling exhibition . The work also sparked his interest in the history of piracy in the 18th century. During his six years as curator of the museum, he wrote numerous books, including The History of Pirates (2002) , which sold over 70,000 times.

Current work

After returning to the UK in 2001, he moved to Edinburgh , where he still lives today. The focus of his work as an author is on the 16th and 17th centuries. Konstam is a member of the Society of Authors .

Fonts in German

  • Atlas of Medieval Europe , Tosa Vienna, 2001, ISBN 3-85492-472-0
  • Atlas of the Celts , Tosa Vienna, 2002, ISBN 3-85492-471-2
  • Atlas of the Crusaders , Tosa Vienna, 2002, ISBN 3-85492-558-1
  • Atlas of the Vikings , Tosa Vienna, 2002, ISBN 3-85492-555-7
  • The history of the crusades: from the war in the Orient to the 13th century , RM-Buch- und Medien-Vertrieb Rheda-Wiedenbrück, 2002
  • The history of the Vikings: culture, life and conquests of the Vikings , RM book and media distribution Rheda-Wiedenbrück, 2002
  • Ancient Greece , Gondrom Bindlach, 2004, ISBN 3-8112-2400-X
  • The fascinating world of the Celts , RM book and media sales Rheda-Wiedenbrück, 2005
  • The Celts , Tosa Vienna, 2005, ISBN 3-85492-244-2
  • The Crusades , Tosa Vienna, 2005, ISBN 3-85492-129-2
  • The Vikings: History, Conquests, Culture , Tosa Vienna, 2005, ISBN 3-85492-692-8
  • Medieval Europe , RM book and media sales Rheda-Wiedenbrück, 2005
  • The Legacy of the Celts: Myth and Reality , Weltbild Augsburg, 2007, ISBN 978-3-8289-0842-0
  • Cities of the Renaissance: Civitates orbis terrarum , Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft Darmstadt, 2008, ISBN 978-3-8331-4780-7
  • Treasures on the bottom of the sea: atlas of sunken ships; ideal for treasure hunters and divers , Tosa Vienna, 2009, ISBN 978-3-85003-329-9

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k Angus Konstam: About Angus (PDF; 94 kB) anguskonstam.com. June 2007. Archived from the original on August 16, 2013. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 3, 2010. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.anguskonstam.com
  2. ^ A b c d Angus Konstam: Web Site . anguskonstam.com. June 2009. Retrieved February 3, 2010.
  3. ↑ a b Q & A: Angus Konstam ( Memento from February 12, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ a b Expert Profile . prnewswire.com. Retrieved November 10, 2010.
  5. ^ Angus Konstam: Amazon Books Author Profile . Retrieved February 3, 2010.

literature

  • Peter Kohnstamm : Songs of a traveling journeyman - memories of times gone by . Königstein im Taunus 1994.

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personal data
SURNAME Konstam, Angus
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Scottish author and historian
DATE OF BIRTH 2nd January 1960
PLACE OF BIRTH Aberdeen