C. W. Ceram

1915–1972

1 standalone book

C. W. Ceram was the pseudonym of German journalist and author Kurt Wilhelm Marek, who was known for his popular works on archaeology. He was born in Berlin in 1915 and served in the Propagandatruppe during World War II. His early works from this period include Wir hielten Narvik (1941) and Rote Spiegel - überall am Feind (1943). In 1949, he published his most famous book, Götter, Gräber und Gelehrte, known in English as Gods, Graves and Scholars: The Story of Archaeology. The book was published in 28 languages and sold over 5 million copies. Other works include The Secret of the Hittites (1956), March of Archaeology (1958), and The First American (1971). Under his real name, he wrote Yestermorrow: Notes on Man's Progress (1961) and Hands on the Past: The Pioneer Archaeologists Tell Their Own Story (1966). He also contributed to the publication of A Woman in Berlin, presented as a non-fiction account of a German woman raped by Red Army troops. Ceram died in Hamburg in 1972.

Born

1915