Klaus-Dieter Kaiser

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Klaus-Dieter Kaiser (born November 3, 1935 in Erfurt ; † December 1, 2015 in Berlin ) was a German historian and teacher .

Life

Kaiser studied history , French and Latin at the Free University in Berlin from 1955 to 1960 and passed both state exams for teaching at grammar schools . He went to France for a long time and from 1963 worked at the French Gymnasium in Berlin, where he was most recently appointed director of studies .

In 1973 he received his doctorate from the Free University of Berlin with a dissertation on the integration of the formerly independent north German troops into the Prussian army in the years after 1866 as Dr. phil. In 1976 Kaiser was elected chairman of the Berlin State Association of the Association of German History Teachers . Since 1996 he has been its honorary chairman . In 1984 the French government made him Knight des Ordre des Palmes Académiques , one of the highest honors in France for services to French education. In 1992 Kaiser became a member of the Erfurt History and Archeology Association . From 2001 to 2005 he was the club's chairman. Kaiser is the author of numerous specialist publications, mainly on the subject of Prussian military history.

Klaus-Dieter Kaiser died on December 1, 2015, at the age of 80, after a short, serious illness in Berlin. He was buried in the Heidefriedhof in Berlin-Mariendorf .

Publications (selection)

  • The incorporation of the formerly independent north German troops into the Prussian army in the years after 1866. A study of the relationship between constitutional norms and military reality. (Dissertation) Free University, Berlin 1973.
  • Erfurt, Napoleon and Prussia 1802 to 1816. Association for history and antiquity, Erfurt 2002; ISBN 3-9807188-7-5 .
  • Erfurt and Freiherr von Müffling 1775 - 1851. A life in Prussian and Weimar service. Association for History and Archeology, Erfurt 2005; ISBN 3-9809896-9-0 .
  • Erfurt as garrison and fortress 1813 - 1873. Web-Site-Verlag, Ebersdorf 2007; ISBN 978-3-940445-02-5 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c German National Library , website of the German National Library , accessed on January 21, 2016.
  2. ↑ Thüringer Allgemeine , website of the Thüringer Allgemeine , accessed on January 21, 2016
personal data
SURNAME Kaiser, Klaus-Dieter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian and teacher
DATE OF BIRTH November 3, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Erfurt
DATE OF DEATH 1st December 2015
Place of death Berlin