Helmut Kahlert

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Helmut Kahlert (born June 7, 1927 in Kleinheubach ; † January 25, 2009 in Furtwangen ) was a German social scientist and clock historian .

Life

After returning from military service as an anti-aircraft helper and then as a prisoner of war, he began studying social sciences in 1948 , which he completed in 1953 with a doctorate in educational economics and social history . He then worked in industry and from 1959 as a professor for German and civics at the engineering school in Furtwangen . In 1961 he got a colleague from the watchmaker Richard Mühe , who later became director of the German Watch Museum , who aroused his interest in watches and with whom he wrote numerous articles and books on watch history. Kahlert was also a consultant at the German Watch Museum. On January 25, 2009, at the age of 81, he died of a heart attack.

Honors

In 2006 he received the Robert Gerwig Medal from Furtwangen University for his achievements . In addition, as a multiple SPD city ​​councilor , he was honored with the citizen's medal in 1990 for his commitment to Furtwangen's local politics .

Publications (selection)

  • The early years of the wristwatch. In: Old clocks. No. 1, 1981, pp. 27-35.
  • Wristwatches: 100 years of development history . Callwey, Munich 1983; 5th edition, ibid. 1996, ISBN 3-7667-1241-1 (with Richard Mühe and Gisbert L. Brunner )
  • Timepiece with charm. Mechanical ladies' wristwatches. In: Weltkunst. Issue 23, 1989, pp. 3869-3875.
  • From pocket watch to wristwatch. A review. In: Uhren Magazin. No. 5, 1990, pp. 68-78.
  • The swing that changes the clock. In: Uhren Magazin. No. 4, 1991, pp. 101-112.
  • Alarm clock / German Clock Museum Furtwangen . Callwey, Munich 1991, ISBN 3-7667-1000-1 (with Richard Mühe , Beatrice Techen)
  • Bruno Hillmann (1869-1928). In: clocks. Journal for collectors of classic timepieces. Volume 6, 1992, p. 49 f.
  • When the watch found the tape. In: Uhren Magazin. Volume 3, 1992, pp. 114-120.
  • Collection area with a future? Ladies wristwatches. In: Collector Jorunal. Volume 3, 1992, pp. 366-370.
  • How the alarm clock got on your wrist. In: Uhren Magazin. Volume 3, 1993, pp. 104-111.
  • The red 12th wristwatches between 1910 and 1930. In: Trödler & Magazin Sammeln. Volume 1, 1994, pp. 16-19.
  • with Richard Mühe: What the wristwatch owes to the pocket watch. In: Uhren Magazin. Volume 5, 1994, pp. 92-100.
  • Automatic wrist watches. In: Trödler & Magazin collecting. Volume 5, 1995, pp. 32-37.
  • Why email is so noble (ladies' wristwatches). In: Uhren Magazin. Issue 1-2, 1995, pp. 84-91.
  • 300 years of the Black Forest watch industry . Katz, Gernsbach 2007, ISBN 3-938047-15-1

literature

  • Christa Hajek: Dr. Helmut Kahlert. Professor of the university, historian and committed Furtwang citizen. In: Almanach 2010. Yearbook of the Schwarzwald-Baar-Kreis, F. 34, pp. 75–77.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Gerhard Lüdtke, Hans Strodel, Hans Jaeger: Kürschners German Scholars Calendar . 17th edition. de Gruyter, Berlin, New York 1992, ISBN 3-11-011754-1 , pp. 1679 .
personal data
SURNAME Kahlert, Helmut
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German social scientist and watch historian
DATE OF BIRTH June 7, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Kleinheubach
DATE OF DEATH January 25, 2009
Place of death Furtwangen in the Black Forest