Günter Bayerl

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Günter Bayerl (born July 25, 1946 in Augsburg ) is a German historian . Since 1994 he has taught history of technology at the BTU Cottbus and BTU Cottbus-Senftenberg .

Life

Bayerl studied sociology , political science and social, economic and technical history at the Universities of Erlangen and Hamburg . In 1983 he received his doctorate on the history of pre-industrial papermaking .

Scientific work

In 1989 Bayerl completed his habilitation at the University of Hamburg and then continued research at the Institute for Social and Economic History there. Among other things, Bayerl publishes the Cottbuser Studies series on the history of technology, work and the environment , which so far comprises 41 volumes.

Since 2007 he has been a member of the Brandenburg Historical Commission . Bayerl is the author and publisher of numerous books and other publications, including on the technical and economic history of Niederlausitz since 1850.

His research topics include the transformation of industry from the 18th to the 20th century as well as the economic , environmental and social history of Brandenburg.

Publications (selection)

  • Technical intelligence in the age of the Renaissance. In: History of Technology. Volume 45, No. 4, 1978, pp. 336-353.
  • Pre-industrial trade and environmental pollution - the example of hand paper-making. In: Technikgeschichte 48 (1981), No. 3, pp. 206-238.
  • with Karl Pichol: paper. Product made from rags, wood and water. Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1986.
  • The paper mill. Pre-industrial papermaking on the territory of the old German Empire. 2 volumes, Verlag Peter Lang, Frankfurt / Main 1987.
  • "And secondly, men, if they have nothing else to do, can take care of this part of the laundry business." Washing in the early modern period and the innovation of the washing machine. In: Uwe Bestmann et al. (Ed.): High finance, economic areas, innovations. Volume III, Auenthal Verlag, Trier 1987, pp. 1063-1099.
  • with N. Fuchsloch and Thorsten Meyer (eds.): Environmental history - methods, topics, potentials (= Cottbus studies on the history of technology, work and the environment , volume 1). Waxmann Verlag, Münster / New York / Munich / Berlin 1996.
  • Mills - engines of an "industrial revolution". In: Spectrum of Science Special. 2/2002, pp. 72-73.
  • with Dirk Maier (ed.): The Lower Lusatia from the 18th century to today (= Cottbus studies on the history of technology, work and the environment , Volume 19). Waxmann Verlag, Münster / New York / Munich / Berlin 2002.
  • with Thorsten Meyer (ed.): The change in the cultural landscape (= Cottbus studies on the history of technology, work and the environment , volume 21). Waxmann Verlag, Münster / New York / Munich / Berlin 2003.
  • From the rainforest to the desert. Lower Lusatia and the museumisation of industrial culture. In: Hartmut John and Ira Mazzoni (eds.): Industrial and technical museums in transition. Bielefeld 2005, pp. 211-234.
  • with Klaus Neitmann (Hrsg.): Brandenburgs Mittelstand (= Cottbus studies on the history of technology, work and the environment , volume 33). Waxmann Verlag, Münster / New York / Munich / Berlin 2008.
  • Periphery as fate and opportunity - studies on the recent history of Niederlausitz (= Niederlausitz at the beginning of the 21st century - history and present. Volume 1). Waxmann, Münster / New York / Munich / Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-8309-2365-7 ( online ).
  • Technology in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times. Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 2013, ISBN 978-3-8062-2634-8 .
  • as publisher: Technical-historical walks in Cottbus and the country between Elster, Spree and Neisse. Niederlausitz Edition, Cottbus 1995, ISBN 978-3893254026 .

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SURNAME Bayerl, Günter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian
DATE OF BIRTH July 25, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH augsburg