Kurt Seidel (historian)

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Kurt Seidel (born June 24, 1921 in Saulgau ; † April 22, 2001 in Schwäbisch Gmünd ) was a German historian.

Life

The son of a district judge lived in Schwäbisch Gmünd from 1927, where he graduated from high school in 1940. After studying economics at the University of Tübingen there was a doctorate in 1953. rer. pole. with a case study on the town of Leinzell : Misunderstood settlement policy and its social and economic consequences illustrated using a community example . From 1953 to 1955 he was a clerk in the Württembergische Girozentrale - Landeskommunalbank Stuttgart . From 1955 to 1967 he worked in higher education at vocational schools in Stuttgart, Schorndorf , Aalen and Schwäbisch Gmünd.

Retired early in 1967, Seidel developed a rich literary activity on the history of Schwäbisch Gmünd and its surroundings, as well as on the history of the railway system. His book Schmalspur in Baden-Württemberg (1977) saw five editions.

Honors

In 1964 he received the Schubart Literature Prize of the city of Aalen, and in 1988 the advancement award of the Verkehrsforum Bahn.

Works (in selection)

  • The Härtsfeld Railway . 2nd edition Mainz 1979, ISBN 3-921426-12-X
  • (Together with Albert Mühl) The Württemberg State Railways . 2nd edition Stuttgart 1980, ISBN 3-8062-0249-4
  • The big book of the Furka – Oberalp Bahn . Mainz 1982, ISBN 3-921426-25-1
  • Narrow gauge in Baden-Württemberg . 5th edition Schwäbisch Gmünd 1984, ISBN 3-921703-59-X
  • The Remsbahn. Railways in East Württemberg . Stuttgart 1987, ISBN 3-8062-0483-7
  • The rack railway to Braunenberg. History of a pioneering technical achievement . Schwäbisch Gmünd 1992, ISBN 3-927654-29-9

literature

  • Dr. Kurt Seidel . In: Einhorn Jahrbuch Schwäbisch Gmünd 2001, p. 79 with a portrait photo

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Autobiographical notes during school days: Kurt Seidel: 1932-1940: Thoughtful observations by a former student . In: Parler-Blätter Heft 1 (1980), pp. 45-56.
personal data
SURNAME Seidel, Kurt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German historian
DATE OF BIRTH June 24, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Saulgau
DATE OF DEATH April 22, 2001
Place of death Schwäbisch Gmünd