Patrick Kurtz, Owner of Kurtz Investigations Münster

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

 

A native "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 – Scientific and Essayistic Excursions into European Literature.

 

Patrick Kurtz has also conducted studies on topics including 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; as well as democracy, demagoguery, and disinformation in the 21st century. He shows interest both in conventional academic research and in alternative scientific approaches, always looking beyond the Western perspective. His other passions include music (he is a multi-instrumentalist), Rishi Yoga, scuba diving (PADI-certified), and various forms of sport.

 

Out of personal interest and a natural aptitude for combination, deduction, and analysis, Patrick Kurtz completed a private investigator training in 2012/13 and has been professionally working as an IHK-certified detective ever since. His study and investigative focus lies in criminology, applying insights from human ethology.

 

His further qualifications in investigation and security include the IHK competency exam under § 34a GewO, the professional firearms competency exam under § 7 WaffG, certification in lifesaving first aid and defibrillator use, VDS intervention certification, and even elevator operator certification according to TRBS 3121.

 

Languages: German, English, Spanish (all fluent), as well as Italian, French, Catalan, and Greek at varying levels of basic vocabulary and conversational skill. He also holds Latin proficiency and is familiar with the Hebrew alphabet.

 

Patrick Kurtz is regularly consulted as an expert by television, radio, and print media, as well as other institutions, including the University of Potsdam for a research project. He has been featured multiple times by 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, IHK Magazine, VICE Magazine, ze.tt (youth magazine of ZEIT), Pflichtlektüre (WAZ media group), the children’s and youth magazine tut, Blick, Watson (Switzerland), the Sicherheitsakademie Berlin, Star FM Berlin, NPR Berlin, Radio Wuppertal, Leipziger Volkszeitung, Dresdner Morgenpost, Sächsische Zeitung, Mitteldeutsche Zeitung, and as “maxperte™” for the streaming service maxdome.

 

Since 2016, he has been an active and dedicated supporter of the well:fair foundation, formerly Neven Subotic Stiftung, which is committed to providing as many people as possible in the so-called Global South with access to clean water.

 

For inquiries regarding booking Patrick Kurtz for lectures or media productions, please use the following link:

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