Herbert Nenndorf

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The Herbert Nenndorf GmbH was a plagiarism case of the automotive journalists Halwart Schrader invented. In his standard work, Die große Automobil-Enzyklopädie , which was written together with Harald H. Linz and published in 1985 . 100 years of history, 2500 brands from 65 countries , he listed this fictitious German manufacturer of automobiles in order to be able to prove plagiarism . The DVD version from 2008 no longer mentions Nenndorf.

According to Schrader, he has successfully asserted claims for recourse against plagiarists.

Companies

The fictitious company history is in the encyclopedia entry:

“In 1923/1924 Herbert Nenndorf GmbH in Stettin manufactured a two-seater with a four-cylinder Körting engine (1.5 liters). The main buyer must have been an importer in Copenhagen who ordered 25 pieces with a box body for a newspaper distributor. "

- Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader.

Inclusion in the specialist literature

Nenndorf has been included in publications by various publishers and authors. Underneath

  • Ulrich Kubisch : Oldtimer Market . Special issue no. 2. 100 years of the automobile. Wiesbaden 1986, p. 134.
  • Ulrich Kubisch: Oldtimer Market. Special issue no. 3. German car brands from A – Z. Wiesbaden 1986/87, p. 99.
  • Ulrich Kubisch: German car brands from A – Z. VF Verlagsgesellschaft, Mainz 1993, ISBN 3-926917-09-1 , p. 100.
  • Marián Šuman-Hreblay: Automobile Manufacturers Worldwide Registry. McFarland & Company Publishers, London 2000, ISBN 0-7864-0972-X , p. 209. (English)
  • the Allcarindex website .
  • The German-language Wikipedia listed Nenndorf as the real manufacturer until February 25, 2015.

literature

  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader: The great automobile encyclopedia: 100 years of history - 2500 brands from 65 countries. BLV-Verlag, 1985, ISBN 978-3-405-12974-3 .
  • Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader: The great automobile encyclopedia: 100 years of history - 2500 brands from 65 countries. 2nd, revised edition. BLV-Verlag, 1986, ISBN 3-405-12974-5 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Halwart Schrader: Oldtimer pioneer "I was considered a weirdo". In: Spiegel Online . February 24, 2015, accessed February 25, 2015 .
  2. ↑ The international automobile encyclopedia - 125 years of brands and models . United Soft Media Verlag, 2008. See the international automobile encyclopedia: 125 years of brands and models - usm.de ( Memento of the original from May 4, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.usm.de
  3. ↑ Harald H. Linz, Halwart Schrader: The great automobile encyclopedia: 100 years of history - 2500 brands from 65 countries. 2nd, revised edition. BLV-Verlag, 1986, ISBN 3-405-12974-5 , p. 49.
  4. ↑ Allcarindex (accessed on February 27, 2015)
  5. ^ Herbert Nenndorf - Version of February 25, 2015, 8:31 am