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German academic and diplomat (1934–2023)

Konrad Seitz (18 January 1934 – 11 August 2023) was a German academic and diplomat.

Biography

Konrad Seitz was born in Munich on 18 January 1934. 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.

Publications

  • Die japanisch-amerikanische Herausforderung. Deutschlands Hochtechnologie-Industrien kämpfen ums Überleben, Munich: Bonn Aktuell, 1990.
  • Glotz, Peter and Süssmuth, Rita, Die planlosen Eliten. Versäumen die Deutschen die Zukunft? (with Glotz, Peter and Süssmuth, Rita) Munich: Stiebner Verlag, 1992.
  • Europa. Una Colonia Tecnologica?, Milan: Edizioni di Comunità, 1995.
  • Wettlauf ins 21. Jahrhundert. Die Zukunft Europas zwischen Amerika und Asien, Munich: Siedler Verlag, 1998.
  • China - Eine Weltmacht kehrt zurück, Munich: Siedler Verlag, 2002.

References

  1. "Dr. Konrad Seitz (18.Januar 1934)". studeo-ostasiendeutsche.de. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
  2. "Konrad Seitz". Frankfurter Allgemeine Lebenswege. Retrieved 19 August 2023.

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