Dear Bryan,
No date of birth, nor even an age. I have, however, a date of death,
an obituary, some antecedents, and some leads.
He died on Wednesday 21st December 1972. His obituary appears in The
Times, Saturday, Dec 23, 1972; pg. 12. The obituary was written by the
English novelist Christopher Sykes, friend and official biographer of
Evelyn Waugh.
He discusses Kurtz?s achievements as an historian and discusses his various books.
He reveals that he was a "translator at the Nuremberg trials"
"Came from a Stuttgart family of some prominence"
"When young, met Count Von Zeppelin, a family friend"
Came to Britain soon after 1933. He worked ardently for the anti-Nazi
cause, but did not become a British subject until after WWII. During
the war worked for the German section of the European service of the
BBC. After the war made some programmes for the Third Programme on BBC
Radio. He had a ready humour and wide learning. Lived at Oxford.
A letter to the Times written by R.C.C. Saturday, Dec 30, 1972, states
he had many friends at Balloil and Trinity college and played checkers
with the college porters. He suffered from persistent ill-health.
Regarding his book on the Kaiser, he was "in close relations with one
of the Kaiser?s grandsons".
A letter to the Times Monday, Jan 01, 1973 by Lord & Lady Longford.
They stated that he was an expert translator and historian. He had
been in the process of writing a book on the Landsdowne letter.
He had formed a company called Pedantry Ltd. to assist writers and
authors publish manuscripts. A visit to Companies House historical
records may produce a data of birth, there is nothing on the company
on the on-line database.
He wrote a number of book reviews for The Times during 1971 and 1972.
I cannot copy the articles here, nor refer you to the originals as I
gained access to them through my library.
May I suggest that a library copy of other newspapers for the period
may have the answer as to his age and date of birth.
The archives of the English novelist Christopher Sykes, friend and
official biographer of Evelyn Waugh, are available in the US. He seems
to have written a eulogy on Kurtz.
http://www.library.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/index.htm
This is from his collection:
Box: 6 Fold: 31 Kurtz, Harold, Regarding
12/23/1972 - 07/15/1973
DESCRIPTION: 4 letters from various people regarding the death of
Harold Kurtz: 1 ALS from J. Hamish Hamilton, 1 ALS from George Kurtz,
1 TLS from James Joll, and 1 TLS from John Johnson. Includes a eulogy
on Kurtz.
http://www.library.georgetown.edu/dept/speccoll/fl/f207%7D4.htm
I hope this meets your requirements.
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