Hans-Joachim Kann

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Hans-Joachim Kann (born April 4, 1943 in Neuwied ; † August 20, 2015 in Trier ) was a German author , historian and city guide and until his retirement in 2007 he was a teacher of German and English at the Max-Planck-Gymnasium in Trier .

Life

Kann studied German and English in Mainz and Lawrence / Kansas , and graduated with a doctorate on translation problems. His most famous works include the two novels "Der Stecher" and "The third arm from the right" , as well as other novels, non-fiction books, translations and city guides.

He is the namesake of the Dr.-Hans-Joachim-Kann Foundation , whose aim is to promote medieval archeology (period approx. 485–1600 AD) in Trier and in the Trier Land in the Trier State Museum and the successor institution via the framework of the state budget is out. The Bibliophile Society Trier PRO LIBRIS elected Hans-Joachim Kann as the successor of Prof. DDr. Franz Ronig, who was no longer running for reasons of age, as chairman.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Obituaries , accessed on February 5, 2016
  2. ^ Farewell to "Hans Kann in allen Gassen". volksfreund.de, August 24, 2015, accessed on February 5, 2016 .
  3. ↑ On the trail of Roman Trier. mpg-trier.de, February 24, 2012, accessed on March 18, 2019 .
  4. ↑ Authors Kann, Dr. Hans-Joachim (†). treves.de, accessed on March 18, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Kann Foundation, Dr. Hans-Joachim. Kulturfoerderung.de, accessed on March 18, 2019 .
  6. ↑ Dr. Hans-Joachim Kann takes over from Prof. DDr. Franz Ronig chaired PRO LIBRIS - Prof. DDr. Franz Ronig Honorary Chairman of PRO LIBRIS. (No longer available online.) Library of the episcopal seminary in Trier, archived from the original on March 25, 2018 ; accessed on February 5, 2016 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.bps-trier.de
personal data
SURNAME Can, Hans-Joachim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German author, historian and city guide
DATE OF BIRTH April 4, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Neuwied
DATE OF DEATH 20th August 2015
Place of death trier