Konrad Seitz
Konrad Seitz (18 January 1934 – 11 August 2023) was a German academic and diplomat.
Biography
[edit]Konrad Seitz was born in Munich on 18 January 1934.[1] He studied philosophy, history and classical philology in Munich and international economics and international law at Fletcher School (Tufts-Harvard, MA, 1967). In 1965 Dr. Seitz entered the German Foreign Service, and in 1975 he became a speechwriter for then-foreign minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher, a position he retained until 1987. Subsequently, he served as German ambassador to India, Italy and China.
Seitz was the author of a number of books. His book China. Eine Weltmacht kehrt zurück made it into a top-10 listing of important business books by financial information service Bloomberg.
Seitz died on 11 August 2023, at the age of 89.[2]
Publications
[edit]- Die japanisch-amerikanische Herausforderung. Deutschlands Hochtechnologie-Industrien kämpfen ums Überleben, Munich: Bonn Aktuell, 1990. [1]
- Glotz, Peter and Süssmuth, Rita, Die planlosen Eliten. Versäumen die Deutschen die Zukunft? (with Glotz, Peter and Süssmuth, Rita) Munich: Stiebner Verlag, 1992. [2]
- Europa. Una Colonia Tecnologica?, Milan: Edizioni di Comunità, 1995.
- Wettlauf ins 21. Jahrhundert. Die Zukunft Europas zwischen Amerika und Asien, Munich: Siedler Verlag, 1998. [3]
- China - Eine Weltmacht kehrt zurück, Munich: Siedler Verlag, 2002. [4]
References
[edit]- ^ "Dr. Konrad Seitz (18.Januar 1934)". studeo-ostasiendeutsche.de. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
- ^ "Konrad Seitz". Frankfurter Allgemeine Lebenswege. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
External links/Sources
[edit]- 1934 births
- 2023 deaths
- Writers from Munich
- Ambassadors of West Germany to India
- Ambassadors of Germany to China
- Ambassadors of Germany to Italy
- The Fletcher School at Tufts University alumni
- Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
- Recipients of the Order of Merit of Baden-Württemberg
- Knights Grand Cross of the Order of Merit of the Italian Republic