Kurt Gerdau
Kurt Gerdau (born April 11, 1930 in Saalfeld (East Prussia) , † December 21, 2007 in Tostedt ) was a German navigator , writer and publicist .
Life
Kurt Gerdau had to flee East Prussia in 1945 and came to Hamburg . There he was initially an officer candidate on the four-masted barque Padua , today's Kruzenshtern , later a seafarer and seven years captain.
From 1962 he worked as a writer, publicist and author for several newspapers ( Hamburger Abendblatt ). He published 25 books and around 200 stories. The best known are "The nerzlose cruise" and "Christmas at sea".
Works (selection)
- Nobody killed Störtebecker . Mistakes in shipping history . Husum Verlag, Husum 2007, ISBN 978-3-89876-352-3 .
- Sea service East Prussia . Koehler, Herford 1990.
- Nobody sings their songs. Fates of Prussian Windjammers , Ullstein, Frankfurt am Main / Berlin 1988, ISBN 3-548-20912-2 .
- Padua - a glorious ship . Koehler, Herford
- Cimbria - Drama at Borkum Riff . Koehler, Herford
- Rickmer Rickmers - A windjammer for Hamburg . Koehler, Herford
- Albatros - rescue by sea, 115 days to peace . Koehler, Herford
- Goya - Rescue by Sea, The greatest ship disaster in the world . Koehler, Herford
- Ubena - rescue by sea, in the wake of the war . Koehler, Herford
- Cap San Diego - From express freighter to museum ship . Koehler, Herford
- Christmas on board . Koehler, Herford
- Elbe I - lightship of storms . Koehler, Herford
- Combat boat M 328 - On the matter of course of duty . Koehler, Herford
Web links
- Literature by and about Kurt Gerdau in the catalog of the German National Library
- Hamburger Abendblatt: “Seafaring writer Kurt Gerdau died” , January 8, 2008
Individual evidence
- ^ "Gerdau, Kurt: Choral der Zeit" , Prussian media service
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gerdau, Kurt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German navigator, writer and publicist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saalfeld (East Prussia) |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 21, 2007 |
| Place of death | Tostedt |