The Kürschners Handbücher, originally published by

Joseph Kürschner Joseph Kürschner (20 September 1853, in Gotha – 29 July 1902, on a journey to Huben) was a German author and editor most often cited for his critical edition of classics from German literature. Biography At first engaged in mechanical eng ...

(1853–1902), is a series of biographical

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s. Many entries are based on self information. Since the takeover by the Saur-Verlag publishing House in Munich, a self-suggestion is also possible. The series originated from ''

Kürschners Deutscher Literatur-Kalender The ''Kürschners Deutscher Literatur-Kalender'' is a reference work that currently contains around 12,000 bio-bibliographic articles and addresses of writers of German literature, as well as translators, publishers, agencies, radio stations, wri ...

'', which first appeared in 1879. The book presents 3 categories

Literature and Science

* ''Kürschners Deutscher Literatur-Kalender.'' 2 partial volumes. Publisher

de Gruyter Walter de Gruyter GmbH, known as De Gruyter (), is a German scholarly publishing house specializing in academic literature. History The roots of the company go back to 1749 when Frederick the Great granted the Königliche Realschule in Be ...

, Berlin (71st volume) 2018/19, . With biographical data, address, memberships and literary awards of 13,436 living authors of German-language literature on the fine arts, as well as about 178,000 publications. * ''Kürschners Deutscher Literatur-Kalender.'' 4 partial volumes. Verlag de Gruyter, Berlin (23rd edition) 2011, , (since 2001). With biographical data, address, main research areas and fields of work of 77,425 scientists and scholars as well as their most important publications. * ''Kürschners Deutscher Sachbuch-Kalender.'' (2nd edition 2003/2004) 2004, .

Visual arts, music and theatre

* ''Kürschners Deutscher Gelehrten-Kalender.'' 2 partial volumes. Publisher

, Berlin (71st volume) 2018/19, . With biographical ''Kürschners Graphiker-Handbuch Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz. Illustrators, commercial artists, typographers'', edited by Charlotte Fergg-Frowein, 2nd, extended edition, Berlin: de Gruyter, 1967 * ''Kürschners Handbuch der Bildenden Künstler.'' 2 partial volumes. Saur Verlag, Munich (2nd volume) 2007, with biographical data, address, teaching activities, exhibiting galleries among others of 6,700 living visual artists: painting, graphic arts, sculpture, book art, action and media arts and (in selection) architecture, photography and arts and crafts). * ''Furrier's Musician's Handbook.'' 2 partial volumes. K. G. Saur Verlag, Munich (5th volume) 2007, . (Over 12,000 soloists, conductors, composers, university teachers). * ''Kürschners biographisches Theater-Handbuch: Drama, opera, film, radio. Germany, Austria, Switzerland''.

, Berlin 1956 (series thus discontinued).

Politics

* (''Abgeordnetenhandbuch'') with short biographies of all members of the

German Bundestag The Bundestag (, "Federal Diet") is the lower house of the German federal parliament. It is the only constitutional body of the federation directly elected by the German people. The Bundestag was established by Title III of the Basic Law for ...

or State parliaments. * "Kürschners Handbuch Europäisches Parlament" with biographies of all German

members of the European Parliament A member of the European Parliament (MEP) is a person who has been elected to serve as a popular representative in the European Parliament. When the European Parliament (then known as the Common Assembly of the European Coal and Steel Comm ...

and short biographies of the other members from the other member countries. * '"Abgeordnetenhaus Berlin, Taschenbuch 18. Wahlperiode'", Redaction: Kürschners Poilitkontakte, NDV GmbH & Co KG,

Bad Honnef Bad Honnef () is a spa town in Germany near Bonn in the Rhein-Sieg district, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is located on the border of the neighbouring state Rhineland-Palatinate. To the north it lies on the slopes of the Drachenfels (Siebengebirge), ...

2017, .

External links

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References

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