Patrick Kurtz is a private investigator, criminologist, writer, editor, publisher and researcher. He lives alternately in Germany, in Barcelona (Spain) and on the Isle of Skye (Scotland) with his wife Dr Maya Grünschloß and their two children, Ian and Enlil.

 

Born a “Römer” and grandson of the Central German local historian Hilmar Römer, Patrick Kurtz studied provincial Roman archaeology, psychology, comparative literature and German studies at the Universities of Oxford, Leipzig, Marburg and Hagen. In addition to publishing Aidan Johnstone’s memoirs under the title Livingstones Mahnung, he released in 2012 the scholarly volume Von Ovid, Grass und Tintagel Castle – Wissenschaftliche und Essayistische Exkursionen in die Europäische Literatur.

 

Patrick Kurtz has also conducted studies of varying intensity on topics such as prehistory; religion and mythology; the origin, development and nature of the universe, life (with a focus on biochemistry, particularly the DNA molecule) and consciousness; philosophy; police violence; climate change; and democracy, demagoguery and disinformation in the 21st century. His interests consistently encompass both mainstream academic approaches and alternative scientific perspectives, looking beyond Western paradigms. Other passions include music (he is a multi-instrumentalist), Rishi Yoga, scuba diving (PADI-certified) and various forms of sport.

 

Out of natural curiosity and a propensity for combination, deduction and analysis, Patrick Kurtz completed training as a private investigator in 2012/13 and has worked commercially as an IHK-certified detective since graduation. His primary area of study and investigation is criminology, applied using insights from human ethology.

 

Additional qualifications in investigation and security include the IHK specialist examination under § 34a GewO, the commercial firearms certification under § 7 WaffG, certification in lifesaving first aid and defibrillator training, VDS intervention officer, and even elevator operator certification under TRBS 3121.

 

Language Skills: Patrick Kurtz is fluent in German, English and Spanish, and has basic to conversational proficiency in Italian, French, Catalan and Greek. He also holds the Latinum and is familiar with the Hebrew alphabet.

 

Patrick Kurtz is regularly consulted as an expert by television, radio and print media, as well as by institutions such as the University of Potsdam in the context of research projects. He has appeared repeatedly on Sat.1, RTL, ZDF, BBC Worldwide, WDR Radio, Galileo (ProSieben), Klett-Cotta Fachbuch, the Berliner Tagesspiegel, Die Wirtschaft Köln, Weser-Kurier, Merkurist Frankfurt, Offenbach-Post, Antenne Münster, Sat.1 NRW, BILD, MDR Television, MDR Radio (including Figaro), NDR Television, Spiegel, the IHK magazine, VICE Magazine, ze.tt (youth magazine of Die Zeit), pflichtlektüre (WAZ media group), the children’s and youth magazine tut, Blick, Watson (all Switzerland), the Berlin Security Academy, Star FM Berlin, NPR Berlin, Radio Wuppertal, Leipziger Volkszeitung, Dresdner Morgenpost, Sächsische Zeitung, Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, and also as “maxperte™” for the online streaming service maxdome.

 

Since 2016, he has been an active and committed supporter of the Neven Subotic Foundation.

 

For those interested in booking Patrick Kurtz for lectures or media productions, please use the following link:

https://www.patrick-kurtz.com/kontakt-vortrags-und-medienproduktionsbuchung/.