Artur Kutz
Artur Kutz (born November 17, 1925 in the Goldap district , East Prussia ; † July 18, 2008 in Bamberg ) was a German businessman and founder of the Museum of Communication and Office History in Bamberg (today: Museum Kutz "Communication Technology and History") .
Life
Born in East Prussia, he served as an officer in the Air Force from 1943 to 1945 and then became a prisoner of war in the United States and France . After his release from captivity in 1946, he settled in the SBZ and worked there as a commercial teacher. In 1953 he had to flee due to the uprising and moved to Bamberg. There he built the A&R Kutz office center together with his wife Rosemarie, which became a well-known address for office goods in Bamberg. Kutz had been married since 1955 and had three sons, seven grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. He died on July 18, 2008 in Bamberg. The private museum will initially be continued by his son Martin Kutz.
Museum Kutz
In the early 1970s, Kutz began collecting old office items (typewriters, pocket calculators, etc.). Over the years a large collection of partly unique pieces has been built (replica of the first typewriter and an original Enigma ).
Kutz worked closely with the communications engineer and contemporary witness Rudolf Staritz .
Today the collection documents u. a. the development of language and writing into the alphabet, the emergence of musical notation and braille, technology of paper, history of writing implements and machines, printing technology and book production, cryptography , as well as arithmetic and measurement and the forms of wireless communication up to ESS and space travel .
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|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kutz, Artur |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German merchant and collector |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 17, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Gołdap District |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 18, 2008 |
| Place of death | Bamberg |