author
Georg Gärtner
1864–1939
A journalist, translator, and local historian, this German writer moved from a basket-maker’s apprenticeship into a life of letters and public service. His books range from travel and adventure writing to vivid accounts of Nuremberg’s past and its workers’ movement.
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Merirosvojen aarre : Kertomus
by Georg Gärtner
About the author
Born on June 5, 1864, in Schney near Lichtenfels, Georg Gärtner later became known as a writer, editor, translator, and city councillor in Nuremberg. Biographical records note that he first trained in the basket-making trade, then traveled through northwestern Europe before meeting the socialist politician Karl Grillenberger, a connection that helped lead him into journalism.
From 1886 onward he worked as an editor for the Fränkische Tagespost. He also served in municipal politics in Nuremberg from 1908 to 1919, and was remembered as a chronicler of the city’s labor movement. Among the works linked to him are Mit uns zieht die neue Zeit, a history of the Nuremberg workers’ movement up to 1928, Streifzüge durch Alt-Nürnberg, and Der Elefantenjäger, a travel and hunting adventure adapted from Dutch.
Gärtner died in Nuremberg on July 9, 1939. His career gives a sense of a practical, self-made man who turned working-life experience, political engagement, and curiosity about the wider world into books with a strong local and historical flavor.