Helmuth Kiesel

Helmuth Kiesel (born 1 August 1947) is a German literary studies scholar who specializes in German literature from the period 1918 to 1945.

[1] He was professor of modern German literature at the University of Bamberg from 1987 to 1990 and at the Heidelberg University from 1990.

[2] An expert on Ernst Jünger, Kiesel edited and commented Jünger's and Carl Schmitt's correspondence, published by Klett-Cotta Verlag [de] in 1999.

[3] Kiesel's 720 pages long biography of Jünger, Ernst Jünger.

Die Biografie, was published by Siedler Verlag [de] in 2007.

Helmuth Kiesel in 2025