Curt Mündel
Curt Mündel (born December 24, 1852 in Glogau , † June 29, 1906 in Strasbourg ) was a German bookseller and folklorist .
Curt Mündel was born in Glogau as the son of a judiciary and syndic of the Silesian knighthood. On July 1, 1872, he began his apprenticeship as a bookseller at Puttkamer and Mühlbrecht in Berlin and finished his apprenticeship from August 1, 1873 to June 1, 1875 at F. Schneider & Co. there . He then wanted to move to a London bookstore, but came to see Karl J. Trübner in Strasbourg towards the end of 1875 . On the recommendation of Julius Euting , Mündel was entrusted with the revision of the Vosges guide by August Schricker . He worked for the Schmidt bookstore for a short time and in 1885 became a partner in the Strasbourg bookstore and printing company JH Ed. Heitz. There he published The Legends of Alsace by August Stöber , which he supplemented with new material.
Mündel was a member of the Vosges Club and was appointed honorary president in November 1897 on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the Strasbourg branch of the club. In 1909 a lookout tower on the Heidenkopf in the Vosges was named after him.
Publications (selection)
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The Vosges. A handbook for tourists based on Schricker's Vogesenführer, revised by Curt Mündel with the assistance of Prof. Dr. Julius Euting, President of the Vosges Club and Dr. August Schricker. Trübner, Strasbourg 1881.
- 11th revised edition: The Vosges. Travel guide for Alsace-Lorraine and neighboring areas , by Curt Mündel with the assistance of Prof. Dr. Julius Euting and Prof. Dr. Otto Bechstein. Two parts. Trübner, Strasbourg 1907.
- Alsatian folk songs , Trübner, Strasbourg 1884.
- August Stöber: The legends of Alsace . New edition provided by Curt Mündel. Heitz, Strasbourg
- Part 1: The sagas of Upper Alsace , 1892.
- Part 2: The legends of Lower Alsace , 1896.
literature
- Ernst Martin : Curt Mündel . In: Yearbook of the History, Language and Literature of Alsace-Lorraine . 22nd year, 1906, pp. 1–4.
- Jean Braun: Mündel, Curt. In: Nouveau dictionnaire de biographie alsacienne , Delivery 27, 1996, p. 2774.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Ward, Curt |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ward, Kurt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German bookseller and folklorist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 24, 1852 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glogau |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 29, 1906 |
| Place of death | Strasbourg |