Friedrich Karl Kienitz

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Friedrich Karl Kienitz (born March 9, 1925 in Hanover ; † December 13, 2012 in Appen ) was a German non-fiction author , classical scholar , motor sportsman and journalist.

Friedrich Karl Kienitz studied Egyptology and Ancient History . With the work The Political History of Egypt from the 7th to the 4th Century BC , he received his doctorate in December 1949 at the University of Hamburg . In 1953/54 Kienitz was the holder of a travel grant from the German Archaeological Institute and was able to travel to the Mediterranean . Since 1960 he has lived as a freelance author and private scholar in Schleswig-Holstein . He published mainly popular scientific work on the early cultures and modern states, especially the cultural andEconomic history of the Mediterranean cultures and states as well as the Middle East .

From 1949 until his death, Kienitz was involved in the Hamburg Motorsport Club . From 1951 to 2007 he held the position of the club's press attendant and was on-site as a commentator in Assen , Hamburg-Farmsen , Scheeßel and other places. He was also active as a motorcyclist . He was able to achieve victories in Germany and Denmark on a NSU Fox and on karts .

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  • The political history of Egypt from the 7th to the 4th century before the turning point , Akademie-Verlag, Berlin 1953
  • Turkey. Connection to the modern economy under Kemal Ataturk , Weltarchiv, Hamburg 1959 (Writings of the Hamburgisches Welt-Wirtschafts-Archiv, No. 10)
  • The New Republic of Cyprus. Facts and Problems , World Archives, Hamburg 1960 (publications of the Hamburg World Economic Archive, Series B)
  • Existential questions of the Greek peasantry. Agricultural Constitution, Credit Supply, and Cooperatives. Development and Present Problems , Duncker & Humblot, Berlin 1960
  • 5000 years of the Orient. A walk through the history and culture of the Middle East from the pharaohs to the present , Callwey, Munich 1962
  • Cities under the crescent. History and culture of the cities in Anatolia and on the Balkan Peninsula in the Age of the Sultans (1071-1922) , Beck, Munich 1972, ISBN 3-406-02521-8 .
  • The Mediterranean. The scene of world history from the early high cultures to the 20th century , Beck, Munich 1976, ISBN 3-406-06455-8 (Beck's special editions).
  • Peoples in the shade. The antagonists of the Greeks and Romans from 1200 BC BC - 200 BC Chr.Beck , Munich 1981, ISBN 3-406-08258-0 (Beck's special editions).
    • Czech edition: Národy ve stínu. Soupeři Řeků a Římanů v letech 1200 - 200 př. nl , Odeon, Prague 1991 ISBN 80-207-0316-0 (Klub Čtenárů, Sv. 641)
    • Spanish edition: Pueblos en la sombra. Los rivales de griegos y romanos , Gredos, Madrid 1991, ISBN 84-249-1455-4 .

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SURNAME Kienitz, Friedrich Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German non-fiction author, classical scholar, motor sports enthusiast and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH March 9, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Hanover
DATE OF DEATH December 13, 2012
Place of death Appen