Reiner Tetzner

Reiner Tetzner (* 1936 in Neukirchen , Erzgebirge ) is a German publicist.

Tetzner initially completed an apprenticeship as a machine fitter , later he studied philosophy and a minor in physics at the University of Leipzig . In 1966 he received his doctorate on abstraction processes in physical theory formation. Until 1975 he was employed as a research assistant at the University of Leipzig.

Tetzner has been working as a freelance author since 1976 and has published numerous books on Greek and Germanic sagas of gods and heroes, among other things. In this context, he is a founding member and was chairman of the working group for comparative mythology from 1995 to 2019 . In addition, he was a founding member and chairman of the Saxon Literature Council from 1995 to 2001.

Tetzner is married to the writer Gerti Tetzner .

Publications (selection)

• Germanic sagas of gods and heroes: based on the sources, retold by Reiner Tetzner. Reclam, Stuttgart 2011 (Reclam-Taschenbuch Nr. 20235), ISBN 978-3-15-020235-7 .
• (with Uwe Wittmeyer): Greek sagas of gods and heroes: With family tables of gods and heroes, notes and registers / retold based on the sources. Reclam, Stuttgart 2008 (Reclam-Taschenbuch Nr. 20174), ISBN 978-3-15-020174-9 (2003 also edition in the Reclam series , ISBN 3-15-050041-9 ).
• Candle assemblies change the world: Why the guns really fell silent. Ed. vulcanus, Leipzig 2009, ISBN 978-3-932558-97-9 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Reiner Tetzner in the catalog of the German National Library
• Page about Tetzner at Literatur Leipzig
• Page about Tetzner at the Comparative Mythology Working Group
• Page about Tetzner's 75th birthday on Leipzig.de