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Peter Kurze is a German publisher and author. He became known through his book series on the history of the automobile.


Life

Born 1955 in
Bremen Bremen (Low German also: ''Breem'' or ''Bräm''), officially the City Municipality of Bremen (, ), is the capital of the States of Germany, German state of the Bremen (state), Free Hanseatic City of Bremen (), a two-city-state consisting of the c ...
, after two one-year internships at a machine factory and a bank, he studied mechanical engineering and later business administration with a focus on marketing and corporate history. In 1980 he started his own business with a company for vintage car spare parts and literature. In 1987, Short wrote his first book. It was about the VW-Kübelwagen type 181 bucket. At the end of the 80s he was one of the founders of the GummikuH motorcycling magazine. In 1995, the Bremen acquired the image archive, consisting of positives, negatives and rights of use, the photographer Gerhard Schammelt, mainly Lloyd-,
Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz (), commonly referred to simply as Mercedes and occasionally as Benz, is a German automotive brand that was founded in 1926. Mercedes-Benz AG (a subsidiary of the Mercedes-Benz Group, established in 2019) is based in Stuttgart, ...
- and
Volkswagen Volkswagen (VW; )English: , . is a German automotive industry, automobile manufacturer based in Wolfsburg, Lower Saxony, Germany. Established in 1937 by German Labour Front, The German Labour Front, it was revitalized into the global brand it ...
vehicles mapped. This base of nearly 12,000 images has been expanded by the purchase of other archives. Thus, Kurze was able to get the discounts and rights of the photographers Paul Botzenhardt (German and French automobiles), Rudolf Dodenhoff (various brands), Heinz Lutz ( GDR vehicles), Walter Richleske (
Borgward Borgward was a car manufacturing company, based in Bremen, Germany, founded by Carl F. W. Borgward (1890–1963). It produced cars of four brands, which were sold to a diversified international customer base: Borgward, Hansa, Goliath a ...
), Hans Saebens (various brands), Karl-Heinz Witte (Lloyd and Goliath) and Hermann Ohlsen (Architecture Bremen) acquire. Today, his picture archive contains around 150,000 photos of automobiles from the 1950s and 1960s as well as the aerospace industry (
Henrich Focke Henrich Focke (8 October 1890 – 25 February 1979) was a German aviation pioneer from Bremen and also a co-founder of the Focke-Wulf company. He is best known as the inventor of the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, Fw 61, the first successful, practical, ...
s
Focke-Wulf Focke-Wulf Flugzeugbau AG () was a German manufacturer of civil and military aircraft before and during World War II. Many of the company's successful fighter aircraft designs were slight modifications of the Focke-Wulf Fw 190. It is one of the ...
company) in Bremen of the 20s and 30s. Brief published between 1996 and 2013, the book series "Cars from Bremen" (13 volumes), the history of the Bremen motor vehicle industry (
Borgward Borgward was a car manufacturing company, based in Bremen, Germany, founded by Carl F. W. Borgward (1890–1963). It produced cars of four brands, which were sold to a diversified international customer base: Borgward, Hansa, Goliath a ...
,
Hanomag Hanomag (Hannoversche Maschinenbau AG, ) was a German producer of steam locomotives, tractors, trucks and military vehicles in Hanover. Hanomag first achieved international fame by delivering numerous steam locomotives to Finland, Romania and ...
,
Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz (), commonly referred to simply as Mercedes and occasionally as Benz, is a German automotive brand that was founded in 1926. Mercedes-Benz AG (a subsidiary of the Mercedes-Benz Group, established in 2019) is based in Stuttgart, ...
). in the Delius Klasing Verlag he released the series "Moving Times", which presents various automobiles of the 50s. Short is currently working on a 14-volume Borgward chronicle in his specialty. Kurze is a member of the "F-Kubik" forum for vehicle history.


Works (selection)


As author


Bremen automotive industry

* ''Besser fahren,
Borgward Borgward was a car manufacturing company, based in Bremen, Germany, founded by Carl F. W. Borgward (1890–1963). It produced cars of four brands, which were sold to a diversified international customer base: Borgward, Hansa, Goliath a ...
fahren – Band 1959.'' Verlag Peter Kurze, Bremen 2010, . * ''Besser fahren,
Borgward Borgward was a car manufacturing company, based in Bremen, Germany, founded by Carl F. W. Borgward (1890–1963). It produced cars of four brands, which were sold to a diversified international customer base: Borgward, Hansa, Goliath a ...
fahren – Band 1958.'' Verlag Peter Kurze, Bremen 2014, . * ''Besser fahren,
Borgward Borgward was a car manufacturing company, based in Bremen, Germany, founded by Carl F. W. Borgward (1890–1963). It produced cars of four brands, which were sold to a diversified international customer base: Borgward, Hansa, Goliath a ...
fahren – Band 1957.'' Verlag Peter Kurze, Bremen 2016, . * ''Besser fahren,
Borgward Borgward was a car manufacturing company, based in Bremen, Germany, founded by Carl F. W. Borgward (1890–1963). It produced cars of four brands, which were sold to a diversified international customer base: Borgward, Hansa, Goliath a ...
fahren – Band 1956.'' Verlag Peter Kurze, Bremen 2018, . * ''Borgward Typenkunde.
Goliath Goliath ( ) was a Philistines, Philistine giant in the Book of Samuel. Descriptions of Goliath's giant, immense stature vary among biblical sources, with texts describing him as either or tall. According to the text, Goliath issued a challen ...
und Lloyd.'' Delius Klasing Verlag, Bielefeld 2009, . * ''Auf Borgwards Spuren in Hastedt.'' Verlag Peter Kurze, Bremen 2012, . * ''
Carl F. W. Borgward Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Borgward (10 November 1890 in Altona, Hamburg – 28 July 1963 in Bremen (city), Bremen) was a German engineer and designer and the creator of the Borgward group, based in Bremen. Biography He was of modest origin, the so ...
Automobilwerke.'' Verlag Peter Kurze, Bremen 2001, . * ''Genau genommen: Borgward P100.'' Verlag Peter Kurze, Bremen 2012, . * ''Prototypen und Kleinserienfahrzeuge der Borgward-, Goliath- und Lloyd-Werke.'' Verlag Peter Kurze, Bremen 2008, . * ''Spurensuche: Autoindustrie Bremen.'' Verlag Peter Kurze, Bremen 2000, . * Kurze/Schwerdtfeger: ''Autoland Bremen.'' Verlag Peter Kurze, Bremen 2009, . * Kurze/Neumann: ''100 Jahre Automobilbau in Bremen: Die Hansa-Loyd- und Borgward-Ära.'' Verlag Peter Kurze, Bremen 2006, . * Kurze/Zwiener: ''100 Jahre Automobilbau in Bremen: Die Hanomag- und Mercedes-Benz-Ära.'' Verlag Peter Kurze, Bremen 2007, . * Kurze/Kaack/Schwerdtfeger: ''Wir bauen Autos aus Leidenschaft · 75 Jahre Werk Bremen.'' Verlag Peter Kurze, Hgb.
Daimler AG Mercedes-Benz Group AG (formerly Daimler-Benz, DaimlerChrysler, and Daimler) is a German multinational automotive company headquartered in Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is one of the world's leading car manufacturers. Daimler-B ...
, Bremen 2014, .


other producers

* ''DKW-Meisterklasse.'' Delius Klasing Verlag, Bielefeld 2005, . * ''Ford Taunus 17 M.'' Delius Klasing Verlag, Bielefeld 2007, . * ''Kleinwagen der Fünfzigerjahre.'' Delius Klasing Verlag, Bielefeld 2008, . * ''Mercedes-Benz 190-300 SE.'' Delius Klasing Verlag, Bielefeld 2006, . * Kurze/Halwart Schrader: ''Mercedes-Benz/8 W 114/115.'' Delius Klasing Verlag, Bielefeld 2012, . * Kurze/Halwart Schrader: ''Mercedes-Benz 180/190/219/220a.'' Delius Klasing Verlag, Bielefeld 2012, . * ''
Trabant Trabant () is a series of B-segment, small cars produced from 1957 until 1991 by former East Germany, East German car manufacturer HQM Sachsenring GmbH, VEB Sachsenring Automobilwerke Zwickau. Four models were made: the Trabant P 50, Trabant 50 ...
.'' Delius Klasing Verlag, Bielefeld 2003, . * Kurze/Halwart Schrader: '' VW-Bulli.'' Delius Klasing Verlag, Bielefeld 2010, . * '' VW-Käfer.'' Delius Klasing Verlag, Bielefeld 2003, . * ''
Wartburg 311 The Wartburg 311 is a car produced by East German car manufacturer VEB Automobilwerk Eisenach from 1956 to 1965. The 311 model was manufactured in a number of variations, including pickup, sedan, limousine, coupé, and as a two-seat roadster. The ...
/312.'' Delius Klasing Verlag, Bielefeld 2008, .


Varia

* Kurze/Stünkel/Ziesemer: ''Die Geschichte der Luftfahrt in Bremen.'' Bogenschütz-Verlag, Bremen 1996, . * Kaack/Kurze: ''Flugzeuge aus Bremen – Luftfahrtgeschichte der Hansestadt.'' Sutton, Erfurt 2015, . * Kaack/Kurze: ''Industrie in Bremen.'' Wartberg-Verlag, Gudensberg-Gleichen 2011, . * Kurze/Steiner: ''Motorräder aus Zschopau – DKW, IFA, MZ.'' Delius Klasing Verlag, Bielefeld 1999, .


YouTube


Borgward 1956


As a publisherer


Bremen automotive industry

* Heinrich Völker: ''Der Weg zur Borgward Isabella.'' . * Engelbert Hartwig: ''Musste Isabella sterben?'' . * Harald Focke: ''Borgwards Hubschrauber.'' . * Gunther Riedel: ''Goliath Sport.'' . * Klaus Brandhuber: ''Borgward Automobil-Werke: Aufbau, Wirtschaftswunder und Konkurs.'' . * Heinrich Völker: ''Silberpfeile aus Bremen.'' . * Detlef Lichtenstein: '' Pietro Frua und seine Autos.'' . * Ulrich Knaack: '' Renault 5.'' 2006, . * Wolfgang Simons: ''Das Umweltauto.'' . * Peter Witt: ''Autos und Motorräder zwischen Eisenach und Moskau.'' . * Wolfgang Schröder: ''AWO, MZ, Trabant und Wartburg.'' . * Jörn Fröhlich: ''AWO, Simson und EMW.'' .


Varia

*
Henrich Focke Henrich Focke (8 October 1890 – 25 February 1979) was a German aviation pioneer from Bremen and also a co-founder of the Focke-Wulf company. He is best known as the inventor of the Focke-Wulf Fw 61, Fw 61, the first successful, practical, ...
: ''Mein Lebensweg.'' 1996, . * Schwärzel/Lehmann: ''Firmenmuseen in Deutschland.'' . * Hartmut Schwerdtfeger/Erik Herlyn: ''Die Handels-U-Boote „Deutschland“ und „Bremen“.'' . * Sven Claußen/Ulf Kaack: ''Die Seenotkreuzer der DGzRS (Reihe).'' . * Enno Hansing: ''Hier liegen meine Gebeine, ich wollt' es wären Deine.'' .


References


External links


Homepage of Peter Kurze
(in German)
Website of the F-Kubik editor group
(in German) {{DEFAULTSORT:Kurze, Peter Motoring journalists 1955 births Living people 20th-century German publishers (people) 21st-century publishers (people)