March 31, 2009
Dr. Eugen Gabowitsch (1938-2009)
Just recently I went to the sad news that I highly appreciate Eugen Gabowitsch no longer with us. He died on 21 January in his age of 71 after several months of suffering. Zeitgeist readers will remember from his chronology critical contribution from issue 1-2004 .
The doctorate in mathematics Gabowitsch counted Heribert Illig and next Uwe Topper probably the best-known analysts of history in this country. Them all was and it is a concern - so different their approaches to research may be - to show that so many of our era is wrong, perhaps even centuries were sealed thereto. Gabowitsch who could represent quite daring theories (such as the fact that the Great Wall of China, as we know it today, not older than 50 years - he could also prove appropriate), always made it a point to speak of fictional time , not by time forgery. The latter sounded him too much conspiracy, while avoiding to hit the heart of the matter.
Ever Eugen Gabowitsch was always ready for a joke, the famous twinkle in his eye can also be found between the lines in his lyrics again. In I vividly remember his lecture in Stuttgart has remained, he at my invitation in 2003 by the Forum controversial thought. At our last meeting in Potsdam in February 2008, his drive was still great. A few items we had had together in planning, which unfortunately can not appear now. Also operated by it much visited website for historical criticism seems at the moment only partly accessible.
When reading an appreciation Gabowitschs in the journal "Synesis" I thought to myself, what a pity it is that you often learn only after the death of a man what he was but for a very interesting and versatile man. So it happened to me at the landscape artist Herman Prigann and my colleague, the "futures" Publisher EO Müller , both also recently died unexpectedly, - and also here.
Although I knew for. Example, that Gabowitsch, stands with his vodka bottle collection that I could throw at his home in New-driving country once a quick look in the Guinness Book of Records. Was not known to me, however, that the bottles are all still full, he used to drink the vodka itself only in moderation. Also was not aware of me, how successful are Gabowitschs books in Russia. When Estonia Cobby (and thus the mighty Russian language) he probably can establish good contacts with the local, extremely lively chronology research community.
With his valuable reflections on the history of the story he is now itself become part of it - for me a memorable one.
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Dear Ladies and Gentlemen
One is irrefutably true, it is still too little go on the Internet. As experienced by the author with horror that Eugen Gabowitsch no longer with us for quite some time. On occasion, once the proposed replacement of a url on its books Tips page I wanted to contact him i. Verb.. The impacts come closer.
Norbert Lönnendonker
Bergneustadt the July 16, 2012