Atlantis-Scout          Contents Overview         

Thorwald C. Franke Computer Scientist (Diplom) Independent Researcher Contact

My approach is to show that academia could accept Plato's Atlantis as a real place on the basis of its very own methods, such as philology or historical criticism.

FAQ Own Views – My Success Story and Future Plans
The relation of private researchers to academic scholarship

Research Interests:
Plato, Plato's Atlantis, Plato as pioneer theorist of the West, Aristotle and Cicero as Platonists, Plato and Islam, Plato and non-religious rational metaphysics. Goethe, Italy, Sicily. Organization of constitution, education (paideia) and media in democracy. (Classical) liberal and conservative humanism.

Modern languages:
German. Alemannic. English. French. Italian.

Ancient languages:
Latin (German Greater Latinum). Ancient Greek (German Graecum). Middle Egyptian.

Memberships:
None.

Curriculum vitae:
1971 – Born as son of an odonatologist and a bookseller.
1991 – Abitur (~A-level) in Radolfzell.
1991-1992 – Military service on the staff of the 10th Panzer division, Graf-Stauffenberg barracks, Sigmaringen.
1992-2000 – Computer Science studies at the University Karlsruhe (today KIT).
                           Studies in business management and philosophy. Ancient Greek.
1999 – Begin of occupation with Plato's Atlantis.
2000 – Begin of career in the financial industry.
2000 – First publication of the Atlantis Web site.
2003 – First publication of an article on Atlantis.
2006 – Initiator of the Atlantis Research Charter.
2006 – First publication of a book on Atlantis: "Mit Herodot auf den Spuren von Atlantis".
2008 – Atlantis Conference in Athens.
2009 – Expedition to Sicily.
2010 – Publication: "Aristoteles und Atlantis".
2012 – Publication: "Aristotle and Atlantis".
2012 – Publication: "Atlantis and Syracuse", by Gunnar Rudberg.
2016 – Publication: "Kritische Geschichte der Meinungen und Hypothesen zu Platons Atlantis".
2021 – Publication: "Platonische Mythen".

Other Professional/Business Experience:
Focus at university: Software development and compiler construction.
Development of internet economy simulations and geographical data repository.
Software development and test management of critical financial software.
Administration of technical test cluster systems.
Knowledge of numerous operating systems, programming languages and applications.

Other interests:
Classics of world literature, historical novels, history thrillers, and any other good literature.
Swimming, biking, strategic computer games.
Politics: Classical liberalism. Modern conservatism. No member anywhere.
(Ended short membership in AfD party in 2016 once it developed into a radical party.)

Books:

Platonische Mythen – Was sie sind und was sie nicht sind
Von A wie Atlantis bis Z wie Zamolxis.
Verlag Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2021.

Kritische Geschichte der Meinungen und Hypothesen zu Platons Atlantis
Von der Antike über das Mittelalter bis zur Moderne.
Verlag Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2016.
2nd enhanced edition, split in two volumes, 2021.

Aristoteles und Atlantis
Was dachte der Philosoph wirklich über das Inselreich des Platon?
Verlag Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2010.
2nd enhanced edition 2016.
     English edition: Aristotle and Atlantis
     What did the philosopher really think about Plato's island empire?
     Published by Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2012.

Mit Herodot auf den Spuren von Atlantis
Könnte Atlantis doch ein realer Ort gewesen sein?
Verlag Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2006.
2nd enhanced edition 2016.

As editor:

Gunnar Rudberg: Atlantis and Syracuse
Did Plato's experiences on Sicily inspire the legend? A study on Plato's later political writings.
Edited, Managed and Funded by Thorwald C. Franke.
Published by Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2012.

Articles:

Please find many more articles here on Atlantis-Scout.
They are not listed here.
Some of them have been included as appendices into my books,
so that they are available in libraries and can be cited.

Franke (2008/2010): Thorwald C. Franke, King Italos = King Atlas of Atlantis? A contribution to the Sea Peoples, in: Stavros P. Papamarinopoulos (editor), Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on "The Atlantis Hypothesis" (ATLANTIS 2008), 10-11 November 2008 Athens/Greece, Publisher: Heliotopos Conferences / Heliotopos Ltd., Athens 2010; pp. 169-180.
Seite zur Konferenz 2008

Franke (2008/2010): Thorwald C. Franke, The Importance of Herodotus' Histories for the Atlantis problem, in: Stavros P. Papamarinopoulos (editor), Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on "The Atlantis Hypothesis" (ATLANTIS 2008), 10-11 November 2008 Athens/Greece, Publisher: Heliotopos Conferences / Heliotopos Ltd., Athens 2010; pp. 161-168.
Seite zur Konferenz 2008

Franke et al. (2008/2010): Thorwald C. Franke / Ulrich Hofmann / Ulf Richter / Christian M. Schoppe / Siegfried G. Schoppe, The Atlantis Research Charter: A defined position in the colourful world of Atlantis research, in: Stavros P. Papamarinopoulos (editor), Proceedings of the 2nd International Conference on "The Atlantis Hypothesis" (ATLANTIS 2008), 10-11 November 2008 Athens/Greece, Publisher: Heliotopos Conferences / Heliotopos Ltd., Athens 2010; pp. 637-643.
Seite zur Konferenz 2008

Platons Atlantis und das Wolkenkuckucksheim des Aristophanes,
Mysteria3000 15 Juli 2008.
http://www.mysteria3000.de/wp/?p=298

"Aufbruch ins Abenteuer" - a.petit: Notfall Atlantis,
Mysteria3000 2/2007, 24 Juli 2007.
http://www.mysteria3000.de/wp/?p=252

Ein Wissenschaftler pro Atlantis - Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Brandenstein und sein Beitrag zur Atlantis-Forschung,
Mysteria3000 2/2006.
http://www.mysteria3000.de/wp/?p=219

Eine "heiße" Atlantis-Hypothese - Würdigung und Widerlegung,
Buchbesprechung zu Ulrich Hofmann: Platons Insel Atlantis,
Mysteria3000 1/2005.
http://www.mysteria3000.de/wp/?p=95

Exemplarischer Textschrott,
Buchbesprechung zu Murry Hope: Atlantis - Mythos oder Wirklichkeit,
Mysteria3000 1/2005.
http://www.mysteria3000.de/wp/?p=83

Zur Klassifizierung der Hypothesen zu Atlantis,
Mysteria3000 1/2004, 22 Seiten.
http://www.mysteria3000.de/wp/?p=5

Ansatz gut - Ausführung schlecht,
Buchbesprechung zu Alfred E. Schmeck: Atlantis - Platons Idealstaat,
Mysteria3000 4/2003, 10 Seiten.
http://www.mysteria3000.de/wp/?p=86

Not about Atlantis:

Hannibal ad portas - Macht und Reichtum Karthagos,
Ausstellungsbericht,
Mysteria3000 2/2004.
http://www.mysteria3000.de/wp/?p=64

Steppengold - Grabschätze der Skythen und Sarmaten am unteren Don,
Ausstellungsbericht,
Mysteria3000 4/2003, 7 Seiten.
http://www.mysteria3000.de/wp/?p=88

Zur Religiosität Herodots,
Mysteria3000 4/2003, 8 Seiten.
http://www.mysteria3000.de/wp/?p=89

Michael Christoffel / Thorwald C. Franke / Stefan Kotkamp, Trader-supported information markets: a simulation study, in: K. Bauknecht (Hrsg.), Electronic commerce and web technologies EC-Web 2001, Lecture notes in computer science LNCS No. 2115, Springer-Verlag, Berlin 2001; S. 101-110.
Im Katalog der Universität Karlsruhe.

Thorwald C. Franke, Simulation und Untersuchung von Marktprozessen in einem Trader-unterstützten Informationsmarkt, Diplom-Arbeit am Institut für Programmstrukturen und Datenorganisation der Universität Karlsruhe, 2000.
Im Katalog der Universität Karlsruhe.

Thorwald C. Franke, Entwurf und Realisierung einer Suchergebnisverwaltung und Darstellungsauswahl mittels JavaBeans, Studien-Arbeit am Forschungszentrum Informatik FZI an der Universität Karlsruhe, 1998.

Thorwald C. Franke, Cache-Optimierung durch Speicherabbildung, in: Holger Hopp / Daniela Genius / Michael Philippsen (Hrsg.), Seminar-Beiträge Cache-Optimierungen, Institut für Programmstrukturen und Datenorganisation (IPD) der Fakultät für Informatik, Universität Karlsruhe, Interner Bericht 05/1998; S. 53-67.
Im Katalog der Universität Karlsruhe.