Erwin Tragatsch

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Erwin Tragatsch (born  February 2, 1916 in Zwittau ; † December 6, 1984 in Bielefeld ) was a Czechoslovak motorcycle journalist and internationally renowned technical historian in the motorcycle field . He was the first editor-in-chief of the automobile and motorcycle chronicle and published more than 20 books on motorcycles. His best-known work is the motorcycle encyclopedia (All motorcycles 1894 to today), which was also available in an English and a Spanish version. His articles have been published in the magazine Motorrad und Oldtimer Markt . A track racing machine with a JAP engine is known from Tragatsch .

Publications (selection)

  • All motorcycles from 1894 to the present day . Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart, 4th edition 1982, ISBN 3-87943-410-7 .
  • Famous motorcycles. 1st edition, Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-613-02038-6 .
  • Motorcycles - Germany, Austria, Czechoslovakia 1894–1971 . Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart, 2nd edition 1971, ISBN 3-87943-213-9 .
  • Racing bikes . Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart 1982, ISBN 3-87943-851-X .
  • Witness to motorcycle development. Motorbuch Verlag, Stuttgart, 2nd edition 1985. ISBN 3-87943-631-2 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ zwischengas.com (accessed on 20 December 2016)
  2. ↑ bahnsporttechnik.de  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on December 20, 2016)@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.bahnsporttechnik.de  
personal data
SURNAME Tragatsch, Erwin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Czechoslovak journalist and author
DATE OF BIRTH February 2, 1916
PLACE OF BIRTH Zwittau
DATE OF DEATH December 6, 1984
Place of death Bielefeld