Olaf Fritsche

Olaf Fritsche (* 1967 in Lübeck ) is a German author of children's books as well as non-fiction and textbooks for adults.

Olaf Fritsche at the Leipzig Book Fair 2007

Life

After graduating from the Lübeck Oberschule zum Dom in 1987, Fritsche studied biology at the University of Osnabrück from 1988 to 1993 . During his main studies he received a scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation . He wrote his diploma thesis in the biophysics group, where he then carried out research until 1997 and was involved in teaching. Two lecture notes were written during his university days. In 1998 he completed his doctorate. rer. nat. with a thesis on ATP synthase .

From 1997 to 2000 Fritsche was employed by the Spektrum der Wissenschaft Verlagsgesellschaft , where he was involved as an editor in setting up the online presence. During this time he wrote well over 1000 articles on current results from all areas of the natural sciences.

In 2001 he started his own business as a science journalist. Contributions by him have appeared in many regional and national newspapers and magazines. From 2004 to 2006 he was editor-in-chief of the youth magazine life + science . At the same time, he began to write non-fiction books and as a ghostwriter companion books for popular science television programs.

In addition to scientific topics, Fritsche also worked on the fields of deafness and sign language as a further focus . Among other things, he created a website with information for hearing people and published the book "Diagnose Hörgeschädigt" (Diagnosis Hearing Impaired) for parents of hearing impaired children. From 2006 to 2012 he was a lecturer for "German spoken and written language" at the Institute for Sign Language in Baden-Württemberg.

In the children's and youth book area, Fritsche was active as a juror at the Hessian competition "Jugend sucht" (Youth Writes) until 2012. The time travel series “ The Secret Tunnel ” of his own children's books has also been published in Korean, Polish, Spanish and Catalan.

Although Fritsche is no longer active in research, in addition to non-fiction books he also writes textbooks for first-year students in the life sciences.

Works

Books for children and young readers

For very little readers

• Benjamin's vacation at home . Coppenrath, Münster 2005, ISBN 3-8157-3651-X .

Reading age 8 to 12

• Agent Class Undercover - One enemy is not enough . Cecilie Dressler Verlag, Hamburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-7915-2914-1 .
• Watch out, watch out! - Secure traces, combine them, solve cases - a hands-on thriller for clever kids . Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek 2005, ISBN 3-499-21333-8 .

Time travel series "The Secret Tunnel"

• Volume 1: Leonardo on the run . Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek 2007, ISBN 978-3-499-21383-0 .
• Volume 2: Hunt for the Treasure of Troy . Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek 2007, ISBN 978-3-499-21384-7 .
• Volume 3: Shipwreck in the New World . Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek 2007, ISBN 978-3-499-21408-0 .
• Volume 4: Riddles about the Black Knight . Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek 2008, ISBN 978-3-499-21438-7 .
• Volume 5: Race in Olympia . Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek 2008, ISBN 978-3-499-21466-0 .
• Volume 6: Danger to White Feather . Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek 2009, ISBN 978-3-499-21490-5 .
• Volume 7: Scarce Landing on the Moon . Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek 2009, ISBN 978-3-499-21510-0 .
• Volume 8: The Death of the Pharaoh . Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek 2010, ISBN 978-3-499-21541-4 .
• Volume 9: In the hands of the pirates . Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek 2011, ISBN 978-3-499-21587-2 .

Youth books

• Desert sailors . Cecilie Dressler Verlag, Hamburg 2008, ISBN 978-3-7915-0442-1

Non-fiction

• Diagnosis of hearing impaired - What parents of hearing impaired children should know . Karin Kester publishing house, Guxhagen 2003, ISBN 978-3981070934 .
• Hunt for numbers and figures . Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek 2005, ISBN 978-3499619717 .
• In search of the holy integral . Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek 2005, ISBN 978-3499619953 .
• The power of formulas . Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek 2006, ISBN 978-0028723105 .
• clever! - The knowledge book . Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek 2006, ISBN 978-3499621505 .
• clever! 2 – The knowledge book . Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek 2007, ISBN 978-3499622700 .
• Darned and screwed up . Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek 2007, ISBN 978-3499621901 .
• Physics begins in the shower - discover everyday life with Galileo . Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek 2007, ISBN 978-3499622588 .
• Life in space - what astrobiology knows and what star lovers want . Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek 2007, ISBN 978-3499622465 .
• The new creation - How genetic engineers are revolutionizing our lives . Rowohlt Verlag, Reinbek 2013, ISBN 978-3498021313
• Lucky! - Twelve reasons why we exist at all . Springer Spectrum, Heidelberg 2014, ISBN 978-3-642-41654-5
• Are there really ghost ships? - The truth behind the marine myths . Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag, Reinbek 2018, ISBN 978-3-499-63253-2 .
• Susanne Foitzik and Olaf Fritsche: World power on six legs - the hidden life of ants. Rowohlt Verlag, Hamburg 2019, ISBN 978-3498021405

Textbooks

• Biology for Beginners: Understanding the Principles of Life . Springer Spectrum, Heidelberg 2010, ISBN 978-3662462775
• Physics for biologists and medical professionals . Springer Spectrum, Heidelberg 2013, ISBN 978-3-642-34665-1
• Compact knowledge of biology - microbiology . Springer Spectrum, Heidelberg 2016, ISBN 978-3662497289

Web links

• Literature by and about Olaf Fritsche in the catalog of the German National Library
• Homepage of Olaf Fritsche
• Children's and young people's books by Olaf Fritsche
• Interview in reading points 2/2007