Wolfgang Seidel (Author)

Wolfgang Seidel (* 1953 ) is a German author who primarily deals with history, cultural history, economic history, etymology and the history of language .

Life

After studying law, Wolfgang Seidel worked as a lecturer in Stuttgart and Frankfurt. Since 2001 he has lived and worked in Munich, where he works as a freelance translator and author.

Publications

As an author

• How did the storm get into the water glass? Quotes that became idioms (= dtv , Bd. 34666), Munich: Deutscher Taschenbuch-Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-423-34666-5 ; Table of contents and content text
• When did the Turks drink their coffee outside Vienna? World history - everything you need to know . Eichborn , Frankfurt am Main 2010, ISBN 978-3-423-34584-2 .
• It's about the sausage - what's behind our words . dtv, Munich 2009, ISBN 978-3-8218-6512-6 .
• Where the dice fall - words that made history . dtv, Munich 2006, ISBN 978-3-423-34524-8 .
• The old box isn't made of cardboard - what's behind our words . dtv, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-423-34449-4 .
• Where does the black sheep come from? - what is behind our words . dtv, Munich 2007, ISBN 978-3-423-34312-1 .
• The Swabians all-inclusive . Fischer-Taschenbuch-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1999, ISBN 3-596-14139-7 .
• The world history of plants . Eichborn, Cologne 2012, ISBN 978-3-8479-0512-7 .
• Great moments. The adventurous story of the discovery and measurement of the world . Eichborn, Cologne 2014, ISBN 978-3-8479-0574-5 .
• The secret life of words. Why church mice are poor, what the word book means and how sneezing is related to demons . riva, Munich 2019, ISBN 978-3-7423-1110-8
• The oldest family businesses in Germany. Finanzbuch, Munich 2020, ISBN 978-3-95972-246-9 .

As editor

• Immortal sagas and legends . Reader's Digest, Stuttgart 2003, ISBN 3-89915-131-3 .

Web links

• Literature by and about Wolfgang Seidel in the catalog of the German National Library
• Homepage of Wolfgang Seidel
• Wolfgang Seidel on the publisher's website of the dtv