Kurt Fricke (historian)
Kurt Fricke (* 1967 in Halle (Saale) ) is a German historian, publisher and author.
Life
Fricke completed an apprenticeship as a locksmith and did military service. From 1989 to 1995 he studied history and philosophy at the Martin Luther University in Halle-Wittenberg , graduating with a Magister Artium. He then worked as a freelance historian for two years. In 2000 he received his doctorate with a biography of the actor and artistic director Heinrich George . Since autumn 2000 he has worked as a lecturer at Mitteldeutscher Verlag (specialist and non-fiction books, regionalia). He wrote various publications on German contemporary history. In November 2010 he published his prose debut The Flight of the Whales with short stories .
Works (selection)
- The correctional facility “Roter Ochse” Halle / Saale 1933–1945. A documentation . Published by the Ministry of the Interior of Saxony-Anhalt, Magdeburg 1997.
- 25 years of the “TURM” student club in Halle / Saale. 1973-1998 . Published by TURM e. V., Hall 1998.
- Play on the edge. Heinrich George. A political biography . Mitteldeutscher Verlag, Halle 2000, ISBN 3-89812-021-X .
- The flight of the whales. Short stories . Mitteldeutscher Verlag, Halle 2010, ISBN 978-3-89812-752-3 .
- The flank from the left - Inge von Wangenheim. In: Inge von Wangenheim: The derailment . Mitteldeutscher Verlag, Halle 2012, ISBN 978-3-89812-864-3 , pp. 303–336.
- In the underground. Short stories . Mitteldeutscher Verlag, Halle 2012, ISBN 978-3-89812-874-2 .
- Mr. Eden's garden. Novel . Mitteldeutscher Verlag, Halle 2014, ISBN 978-3-95462-192-7 .
- "God preserve the city furthermore by grace for all fire damage and other misfortunes!" On the history of fire extinguishing in Halle (Saale) up to 1900. In: Yearbook for Halle city history. Verlag Janos Stekovics, Halle 2014, ISBN 978-3-89923-331-5 , pp. 11-53.
- The gifts of the gods. Short stories . Mitteldeutscher Verlag, Halle 2015, ISBN 978-3-89812-416-4 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Kurt Fricke in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Short biography at Mitteldeutscher Verlag
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Fricke, Kurt |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German historian, author and editor |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1967 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Halle (Saale) |