Karl-Ernst Maedel

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Karl-Ernst Maedel (born September 2, 1919 in Halle (Saale) , † June 5, 2004 in Worms ) was a German non-fiction author.

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The thematic focus of Maedel was the railway in the age of the steam locomotive . An avid railroad enthusiast since childhood, he took up a degree in mechanical engineering in 1938 , which he had to abandon when he was called up for military service . In 1955 he fled the GDR to the Federal Republic of Germany . He then worked as an administrative officer in Wanne-Eickel , Oberhausen and Offenbach am Main .

Maedel was known as the author and photographer of numerous popular non-fiction books on the subject of railways, especially about steam locomotives. During his lifetime he published the following titles:

  • Germany's steam locomotives yesterday and today , Berlin 1957, 5th edition 1969
  • Beloved steam locomotive , Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1960, 6th edition 1967
  • Magic of the rails , Franckh`sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1961,
  • Giganten der Schiene , Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1962, 6th edition 1971
  • Confessions of a Railway Fool , Stuttgart 1964
  • Unforgotten steam locomotives , Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1965, 2nd edition 1966
  • Wide world of rail tracks (assisted by W. Biedenkopf and others by Arnold Müll ) Franck`sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart, 1965
  • Dear old little train , Stuttgart 1967, 4th edition 1976
  • The song of the steam locomotive , Stuttgart, Franckh`sche Verlagshandlung, 1967
  • Die Dampflokzeit , Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1968, 3rd edition 1974
  • Steam over the rails , Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1970
  • S 10.1 History of the last Prussian express steam locomotives , Stuttgart, 1972
  • The railway century . Franckh'sche Verlagshandlung, Stuttgart 1973, ISBN 3-440-04035-6 , 2nd edition 1974
  • Steam locomotives, loved and unforgotten , Stuttgart, 1975
  • In the driver's cab of steam, diesel and electric locomotives , Stuttgart, 1976
  • The Royal Saxon State Railways , Stuttgart, 1977
  • Memories of the steam train , Stuttgart, 1982
  • Railway in my time 1925-1970 , Stuttgart, 1988
  • As a translator from French, he published the book Lokführer auf Pazifik 231 by Etienne Cattin in 1968, Stuttgart, 1968

In 1962 he founded the magazine Lok-Magazin , whose editor he remained until 1971.

literature

  • Wolfgang Löckel: Old Masters of Railway Photography: Karl-Ernst Maedel - Volume 1: The years 1956 to 1960. EK-Verlag, Freiburg 2015, ISBN 978-3-88255-326-0
  • Wolfgang Löckel: Old Masters of Railway Photography: Karl-Ernst Maedel - Volume 2: The years 1961 to 1968. EK-Verlag, Freiburg 2015, ISBN 978-3-88255-327-7

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personal data
SURNAME Maedel, Karl-Ernst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German non-fiction author
DATE OF BIRTH September 2, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Halle (Saale)
DATE OF DEATH June 5, 2004
Place of death Worms