Jeff Klotz

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Jeff S. Klotz (* 1990 in Pforzheim ) is a German author , publisher, museum director and art collector. He lives in Schloss Bauschlott ( Neulingen community ), where he runs the JS Klotz publishing house . From 2009 to 2019 he was involved in Remchingen as a local politician.

Live and act

Jeff Klotz grew up in Remchingen and Copenhagen and studied history, classical archeology as well as prehistory and early history at the University of Heidelberg .

Since 2008 he has been jointly responsible for setting up the Roman Museum in Remchingen , which he has been running on a voluntary basis since 2009. In addition, Jeff Klotz has been organizing the Northern Black Forest Cultural and Museum Landscape Association since 2013 and has been the curator of the Pforzheim Archaeological Museum since 2015.

He runs the JS Klotz publishing house in Neulingen and Pforzheim and runs the art museum Schloss Bauschlott in Bauschlott and the café in Schloss Bauschlott . As part of a cooperation with the Lessing-Gymnasium Karlsruhe , he organizes events and excursions for the students on archaeological and historical topics. With the Villa Wagner, one of the best preserved Art Nouveau buildings in Baden-Württemberg, Klotz runs a cultural center in Pforzheim.

In 2016 he received the archeology award of the state of Baden-Württemberg. His research focuses on building research, architecture and church history.

Collection Klotz

Jeff S. Klotz is a dedicated art collector. His collection of around 300 works with a focus on the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century forms the basis of the Bauschlott Castle Art Museum. In 2008 Klotz started his collection with a drawing by Theodor Verhas . a. Includes works by Wilhelm Leibl , Franz von Lenbach , Auguste Rodin , Louis Gurlitt , Otto Dix and other artists. His collection includes larger holdings of works by KRH Sonderborg , Ivo Hauptmann and Carlos Grethe . He also manages the estate of the artist couple Vera and Bert Joho for the Reinshagen family.

Publications (selection)

  • with Marlis Zeus: The first Christians in the Northern Black Forest. Arte Factum, Karlsruhe 2014, ISBN 978-3-938560-33-4 .
  • The Romans in Remchingen. Finds and findings from the 1st to 3rd centuries in Remchingen and the surrounding area. Verlag JS Klotz, Remchingen 2015, ISBN 978-3-946231-01-1 .
  • with Marlis Zeus: Women on the move 1910–1920. Empire - World War - Republic. Verlag JS Klotz, Remchingen 2015, ISBN 978-3-946231-02-8 .
  • The Romans in Pforzheim and in the Enzkreis. Insights into the Roman provincial culture in the Pforzheim area. Verlag JS Klotz, Remchingen 2015, ISBN 978-3-946231-00-4 .
  • as co-author: Religion in Transition. Prehistory - Romans - Middle Ages. Religious history on the Upper Rhine. Verlag JS Klotz, Remchingen 2016, ISBN 978-3-946231-05-9 .
  • with Ewald Freiburger: Churches and monasteries in the northern Black Forest. An overview of the church history in the Karlsruhe and Pforzheim area. Verlag JS Klotz, Remchingen 2017, ISBN 978-3-946231-06-6 .
  • Bauschlott Castle. The story of a margrave's estate. Publisher JS Klotz, Remchingen 2018.
  • Palaces and fortresses in Karlsruhe, Pforzheim, Kraichgau and the northern Black Forest. Verlag JS Klotz, Remchingen 2018, ISBN 978-3-946231-15-8 .
  • with Marlis Zeus: Women on the move. The long road to modern women's suffrage. Publisher JS Klotz, Remchingen 2018.
  • with Carolin Dieckmann: The Pforzheim Castle and the Castle Church. Verlag JS Klotz, Remchingen 2018, ISBN 978-3-946231-09-7 .
  • Pforzheim. A city guide. Verlag JS Klotz, Remchingen 2019, ISBN 978-3-948424-16-9 .
  • The fortified churches of Ellmendingen and Dietlingen. Verlag JS Klotz, Remchingen 2019, ISBN 978-3-946231-21-9 .
  • with Holger Müller : The Evangelical Church in Staffort. A paradisiacal total work of art from Neo-Gothic and Art Nouveau. Verlag JS Klotz, Neulingen 2019, ISBN 978-3-948424-04-6 .
  • Jerusalem myth. The Upper Rhine and the Holy Land , Neulingen 2018, ISBN 978-3-946231-11-0

Honors

  • Archeology Award 2016 from the State of Baden-Württemberg

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Dennis Krivec: Jeff Klotz receives archeology award in Pforzheimer Zeitung from November 10, 2016
  2. ↑ Jeff Klotz author and publisher Bauschlott
  3. ^ Jeff Klotz in the Lessing-Gymnasium Karlsruhe
personal data
SURNAME Klotz, Jeff
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Klotz, Jeff S.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German author and publisher
DATE OF BIRTH 1990
PLACE OF BIRTH Pforzheim