Robert F. Marx

Robert F. Marx, alternativ Bob Marx (* 1933), war einer der Pioniere der "American Scuba divers" und ist bekannt für seine Arbeit und Veröffentlichungen zu den Themen Schiffwracks und Versunkene Schätze.

Sein Schatzjagd- und Unterwasser Archäologenkollege Edward Lee Spence hat Marx als den wahren Vater der Unterwasserarchäologie beschrieben.^[1] Marx hat mehr als 5000 Tauchgänge absolviert^[2] und hat über 800 wissenschaftliche Artikel und 59 Bücher über Geschichte, Archäologie, Schiffswracks und Entdeckungen geschrieben.^[3] Marx ist mit Jennifer Marx verheiratet und lebt in Indiatlantic. Sie ist Mitautorin einer Menge seiner Bücher. Marx war Gründungsmitglied vom Council on Underwater Archaeology und der Sea Research Society, diente dem Society's Board of Advisors und 1972 nahm er an der Schaffung des "Research/professional degree" zum Doktor der Seegeschichte (Doctor of Marine Histories) teil .^[4]

Schriften

• They Found Treasure: [interviews] by Robert Forrest Burgess (New York : Dodd, Mead, ©1977) ISBN 0-396-07450-2,
• In Quest of the Great White Gods: contact between the Old and New World from the dawn of history by Robert F Marx and Jenifer Marx (New York : Crown, ©1992) ISBN 0-517-58270-8, ISBN 978-0-517-58270-1,
• Readings in Physical Anthropology and Archaeology by David E Hunter and Phillip Whitten (New York : Harper & Row, ©1978) ISBN 0-06-043023-0, ISBN 978-0-06-043023-8,
• Spence's Guide to South Carolina : diving, 639 shipwrecks (1520-1813), saltwater sport fishing, recreational shrimping, crabbing, oystering, clamming, saltwater aquarium, 136 campgrounds, 281 boat landings by E. Lee Spence, (Nelson Southern Printing, Sullivan's Island, S.C.: Spence, ©1976)
• Always Another Adventure, by Robert F Marx (Cleveland, World Pub. Co., 1967)
• Shipwrecks of the Virgin Islands, 1523-1825 by Robert F Marx; Edward L Towle and the Caribbean Research Institute (St. Thomas, V.I., Caribbean Research Institute, 1969)
• The Search for Sunken Treasure: Exploring the world's great shipwrecks by Robert F Marx and Jenifer Marx (Toronto : Key-Porter Books, ©1993) ISBN 1-55013-418-3, ISBN 978-1-55013-418-6, ISBN 1-55013-497-3, ISBN 978-1-55013-497-1,
• Treasure Lost at Sea : Diving to the world's great shipwrecks by Robert F Marx and Jenifer Marx (Buffalo, N.Y. : Firefly Books, ©2003) ISBN 1-55297-872-9, ISBN 978-1-55297-872-6,
• The Battle of the Spanish Armada 1588 by Robert F Marx (Cleveland, World Pub. Co., ©1965)
• Still More Adventures by Robert F Marx (Mason/Charter, 1976) ISBN 0-88405-359-8
• Sea Fever by Robert F Marx (Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, 1972)
• Port Royal Rediscovered by Robert F Marx (Garden City, N.Y., Doubleday, 1973) ISBN 0-385-08296-7, ISBN 978-0-385-08296-9,
• The Underwater Dig: an introduction to marine archaeology by Robert F Marx (New York : H.Z. Walck, 1975) ISBN 0-8098-3536-3,
• Shipwrecks of the Western Hemisphere, 1492-1825 by Robert F Marx (New York, World Pub. Co., 1971)
• The Lure of Sunken Treasure: under the sea with marine archaeologists and treasure hunters by Robert F Marx (New York, McKay, 1973)
• Into the Deep : the history of man's underwater exploration by Robert F Marx (Van Nostrand Reinhold, ©1978) ISBN 0-442-80386-9, ISBN 978-0-442-80386-5,
• Encyclopedia of Western Atlantic Shipwrecks and Sunken Treasure by Victoria Sandz and Robert F Marx (Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland, ©2001) ISBN 0-7864-1018-3,
• The World's Richest Shipwrecks by Robert F Marx and Jenifer Marx (Toronto: Key Porter Books, 2005) ISBN 1-55263-656-9,
• Treasures from the Sea: Exploring the world's great shipwrecks by Robert F Marx and Jenifer Marx (Toronto: Key Porter Books, 2003) ISBN 1-55263-207-5, [ OCLC 52039638]
• The treasure fleets of the Spanish Main by Robert F Marx (Cleveland, World Pub. Co., 1968)
• The Battle of Lepanto, 1571 by Robert F Marx (Cleveland, World Pub. Co., 1966)
• They Dared the Deep; a history of diving by Robert F Marx (Cleveland, World Pub. Co., 1967)
• Following Columbus; the voyage of the Nina II by Robert F Marx (Cleveland, World Pub. Co., ©1964)
• Buried Treasure of the United States: how and where to locate hidden wealth by Robert F Marx (New York : McKay, ©1978) ISBN 0-679-50795-7, ISBN 978-0-679-50795-6, [ OCLC: 3203427]
• Buried treasures you can find : over 7500 locations in all 50 states by Robert F Marx (Dallas, TX : Ram Books, ©1993)ISBN 0-915920-82-4, ISBN 978-0-915920-82-2,
• Shipwrecks in Florida Waters : a billion dollar graveyard by Robert F Marx (Chuluota, Fla.: Mickler House, 1985, ©1979) ISBN 0-913122-51-3,
• The History of Underwater Exploration by Robert F Marx (New York : Dover Publications, 1990) ISBN 0-486-26487-4,
• In the Wake of Galleons by Robert F Marx (Flagstaff, AZ: Best Pub. Co., ©2001) ISBN 0-941332-95-0,
• Clay smoking pipes recovered from the sunken city of Port Royal October 1, 1967-March 31, 1968 by Robert F Marx; Jamaica National Trust Commission (Kingston, Jamaica National Trust Commission, 1968)

Weblinks

• RS Operations, Robert F. Marx - Curriculum vitae (englisch)
• Sea Research Society (non-profit, educational research foundation)
• Finde Marx's Bücher und Karten in der Bibliothek mit WorldCat

Einzelnachweise

1. ↑ Spence's Guide to South Carolina: diving, 639 shipwrecks (1520-1813), saltwater sport fishing, recreational shrimping, crabbing, oystering, clamming, saltwater aquarium, 136 campgrounds, 281 boat landings by E. Lee Spence, (Nelson Southern Printing, Sullivan's Island, S.C.: Spence, ©1976)
2. ↑ PlatinumPro 5000 Diver web site
3. ↑ RS Operations LLC web site
4. ↑ Sea Research Society web site