Oskar Kurz

Oskar Kurz (10 September 1896 – 5 May 1945) was a German Studienrat and local historian who is primarily known for founding the town museum of Grabow in 1934.

Early life Kurz was born on 10 September 1896 in Rawitsch (now Rawicz). He studied at the universities of Berlin and Marburg. In 1920, Kurz was appointed as the Studienrat of the Realschule Grabow.

Work Kurz is considered to be one of the most important local historians of Grabow. While his primary interests were toponymy of the local and the history of agricultural associations in the region, most of his works were concerned with the whole local history of Grabow. His most well known book is Grabow in Kriegszeiten und als Garnison 1619-1918, released in 1937.

Kurz has been noted as a nationalist and an antisemite. He also founded and lead the local branch of the Volkssturm. In: Sonderdruck der . (11th ed.), Rostock: Carl Hinstorff-Verlag, 1935 Ein Blick ins Grabower Heimatmuseum Grabows Stadtbild im Wandel der Zeit Reuter und Grabow Grabow in Kriegszeiten und als Garnison 1619-1918, 1937 Das Fachwerk in Grabow, in: . (13th ed.), Rostock: Carl Hinstorff-Verlag, 1937 Von alten Grabower Festen, in: Zeitschrift des Heimatbundes Mecklenburg (34th ed.), 1939 (3/4)