Thomas Knuth

Thomas Knuth (* 14. July 1956 in Mannheim ) is a German non-fiction author with thematic focus Berlin .

Life

Thomas Knuth studied history and German in Heidelberg . From 1982 to 1986 he taught German at various private schools in Italy and then worked for a year as an interpreter and tour guide in southern France. After further professional positions in the USA and England, most recently as Quality Manager Europe for the internationally operating American company JI Case , Knuth was hired in 1998 as an export manager at the company Biodur in Heidelberg. The company was connected to Gunther von Hagens' Institute for Plastination , whose personal advisor Knuth was until 2002. Knuth has lived in Berlin since 2002. Until November 2019 he worked as a freelance city guide in Berlin and Potsdam and as a non-fiction author with a focus on Berlin. Today he devotes himself to philosophical and historical studies.

Works

• Berlin for Beginners. Tips for city beginners. 2nd edition of the new version, Berlin 2018. ISBN 978-3-95723-108-6 .
• Berlin 1989-2009. A balance sheet in 12 conversations (with Manuela Arand). Berlin 2009. ISBN 978-3-86855-010-8 .
• Medical Berlin. A city guide through 300 years of history (with Eva Brinkschulte). Berlin 2010. ISBN 978-3-8148-0178-0 .

Web links

• Thomas Knuth , profile at berlin-guide.org
• Berlin for Beginners , blog by Thomas Knuth
• Literature by and about Thomas Knuth in the catalog of the German National Library