Hans-Heinrich von Fersen
Hans-Heinrich von Fersen (* 1909 in Reval ; † September 11, 1996 in Barsinghausen ) was a German journalist and non-fiction author on automobile history.
Life
Hans-Heinrich von Fersen grew up in the Baltic States and studied at the Latvian Polytechnic in Riga . Until 1939 he worked in a paper and pulp mill. After his release from captivity, von Fersen lived in Darmstadt from 1951, where he initially worked in the photo industry and then held a managerial position at the Hessian electricity company. In the following years he created extensive documentation about cars and motorcycles. He was probably the first author in the German-speaking area to publish detailed automobile brand and technology typologies.
Works (selection)
- Cars in Germany 1920-1939 . Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart 1963
- Cars in Germany 1885–1920 . Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart 1965
- Sports car in Germany . Types history d. German, Austrian and Czech sports car 1885-1940, Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart 1968
- together with Ferdinand Hediger, Michael Sedgwick: Classic cars. Hallwag publishing house, Bern and Stuttgart 1988
- together with Jerrold Sloniger: German high-performance cars from 1884 to today . Motorbuch Verlag Stuttgart 1967
- together with Jerrold Sloniger: German High-Performance Cars 1894–1965 . Batsford London 1965.
Web links
- Literature by and about Hans-Heinrich von Fersen in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fersen, Hans-Heinrich von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German non-fiction author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reval |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 11, 1996 |
| Place of death | Barsinghausen |