Rudolf Drößler (born 18 May 1934 in

Zeitz Zeitz ( hsb, Žič) is a town in the Burgenlandkreis district, in Saxony-Anhalt, Germany. It is situated on the river White Elster, in the triangle of the federal states Saxony-Anhalt, Thuringia and Saxony. History Zeitz was first recorded und ...

) is a German specialized book author and science-journalist. Rudolf Drößler spent his childhood in the German city Zeitz, where he made his general qualification for university entrance in 1952. He studied

Germanistics The asterisk ( ), from Late Latin , from Ancient Greek , ''asteriskos'', "little star", is a typographical symbol. It is so called because it resembles a conventional image of a heraldic star. Computer scientists and mathematicians often voc ...

as well as

Astronomy Astronomy () is a natural science that studies astronomical object, celestial objects and phenomena. It uses mathematics, physics, and chemistry in order to explain their origin and chronology of the Universe, evolution. Objects of interest ...

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till 1956. After that he was teacher at the "Geschwister-Scholl"-school in Zeitz for several years. Besides his job-related activities, he pursued

archaeological Archaeology or archeology is the scientific study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture. The archaeological record consists of artifacts, architecture, biofacts or ecofacts, sites, and cultural landscap ...

and historical studies. During his complementary activities as memorial curator, he acquired a large amount of knowledge for his later activities and works. After his first successful books, he became known as a freelance science journalist and specialized book author for astronomy, archeology and

cultural history Cultural history combines the approaches of anthropology and history to examine popular cultural traditions and cultural interpretations of historical experience. It examines the records and narrative descriptions of past matter, encompassing the ...

since 1975. In doing so he dealt critically with

astrology Astrology is a range of Divination, divinatory practices, recognized as pseudoscientific since the 18th century, that claim to discern information about human affairs and terrestrial events by studying the apparent positions of Celestial o ...

and other

pseudoscience Pseudoscience consists of statements, beliefs, or practices that claim to be both scientific and factual but are incompatible with the scientific method. Pseudoscience is often characterized by contradictory, exaggerated or falsifiability, unfa ...

. Also he wrote some theater plays and other works of regional importance. In 1988 Rudolf Drößler published a

biographical novel The biographical novel is a genre of novel which provides a fictional account of a contemporary or historical person's life. Like other forms of biographical fiction, details are often trimmed or reimagined to meet the artistic needs of the fiction ...

about the great Swiss archaeologist Otto Hauser, who was involved in the conflict between Germany and France in the time of

World War I World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

. In addition he administers the
Wissenschaftliche Privatsammlung 'Otto Hauser'
together with Manuela Freyberg. From 1991 till 1997, Rudolf Drößler was the town clerk for his home town, Zeitz.

Works

* ''Wir beobachten den Himmel'', 1963 * ''Die Venus der Eiszeit'', 1967 ISBN B0000BQR9H * ''Als die Sterne Götter waren'', 1976 * ''Kunst der Eiszeit von Spanien bis Sibirien'', 1980 * ''Brücken in die Vergangenheit'', 1980 * ''Planeten, Tierkreiszeichen, Horoskope'', 1984 * ''Kulturen aus der Vogelschau'', 1987 * ''Flucht aus dem Paradies'', 1988 * ''Astronomie in Stein'', 1990 * ''Handlesen, Kartenschlagen, Pendeln'' (together with Manuela Freyberg), 1990 * ''Menschwerdung'', 1993 * ''2000 Jahre Weltuntergang'', 1999

Honors

* "Verdienstmedaille des Verdienstordens der Bundesrepublik Deutschland" for merits for town- and regional research 2002

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Drossler, Rudolf 1934 births Living people People from Zeitz People from the Province of Saxony German male writers Writers from Saxony-Anhalt Leipzig University alumni Recipients of the Medal of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany