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Manfred Kohrs (born January 24, 1957) is a German tattooist and conceptual artist, who has been tattooing since 1974. He was a student of Horst Heinrich Streckenbach ("Tattoo Samy") (August 5, 1926 - June 27, 2001). Together they developed a rotary tattoo machine〔(reinMein die überlokale Zeitschrift: ''Das Tattoo-Kunsthandwerk – eine Technik, die unter die Haut geht'' ) 〕 from 1974 - 1978〔Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, Ausg. Ost, S.2, 23. April 1981, ''Tätowieren – eine besondere Kunst / Manfred Kohrs'' 〕〔(tattoo-manufacturer )〕 and the barbell piercing in 1975.〔Marcel Feige: ''Das Tattoo-und Piercing Lexikon'', ISBN 3-89602-209-1, S. 283〕〔(ezetraining.com.au )〕 In 1977 Kohrs founded the first German Tattoo Artist Association.〔''Offenbach-Post'', Nr. 180, 1984 〕 He gave up tattooing in 1990 and began studying economics. ==Biographical and career information== Kohrs was born in 1957 and grew up in Hanover, Germany; from 1968 - 1974 he plays Rugby in Hanover-List.〔Vereinsnachrichten des S.C. Germania List, Dezember 1971, Heft Nr. 33, S.10〕 From 1971 to 1973 he trained as a mechanic at the Deutsche Grammophon Gesellschaft and subsequently completed his military service at the Aufklärungsgeschwader 51 of the German Air Force. At the age of twelve he purchased his first tattoo and in 1975 he was tattoed by Herbert Hoffmann. The integrated nationally recognized tattoo artist Horst Heinrich Streckenbach took Kohrs in 1975 as a master student.〔''Cellesche Zeitung'', 5. Mai 1984, S. 23 〕 In 1976, he began tattooing professionally. In 1977 he opened his own studio in Hanover and in 1978 he built a new rotary tattoo machine.〔(Tattoo Nation - Tattoo Magazine, Issue # 1, July 10 2014, Page 35/64 )〕 It was invented by Samuel O’Reilly and subsequent improvements were made by the tattoo artists over the years.〔''Tattoo Nation'' Nepal´s first Tattoo Magazine - july 2014, Issue #1, Page 35.〕 Kohrs tattooed Rio Reiser, Klaus Meine, Rudolf Schenker and other several notable musicians, artists and celebrities of the time.〔National Tattoo Magazine, june-july 1978, S. 9 ''work by Manfred Kohrs of Hannover West germany''〕 In 1977 Kohrs was an early member of The National Tattoo Club of the World〔(nationaltattooassociation.com )〕 which was renamed 1984 to the National Tattoo Association, (N.T.A.) In the same year Kohrs was the founder-member No. 25 of the European Tattoo Artists Association. In 1977, Kohrs invited all commercially registered tattooists in Germany to an information meeting in Hanover. "At that time there were throughout the country, only 14 self-employed tattoo artist."〔Frank-Peter Finke-Oltmanns, Tattoos in Modern Societies, dissertation 1996.〕〔German Federal Social Court (Bundessozialgericht), Case No.: B 3 KS 2 / 07 R Case of 28 February 2007〕 The purpose of this meeting were the establishment of a national association, and to introduce technical and hygienic standards. At that time, Kohrs and Streckenbach were the only German tattoo artists who used an autoclave for the sterilisation of equipment.〔Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, Ausg. Süd, S.3, 24. April 1986, ''Manfred Kohrs - "Hautbilder"'' 〕 Kohrs attended the first National Convention at the Cosmopolitan Hotel in Denver, Colorado from 23–25 March 1979.〔Mississippi Gulf Coast´s Observer, September 2012, Volume 13, Issue 3, p. 36〕 He made a slide presentation of tattooed people with Tattoo Samy.〔 The speakers on the convention were Terry Wrigley, Peter Tat 2 Poulos, Diane Poulos, Don Ed Hardy, Bob Shaw (who spoke about the importance of using autoclaves and hygiene), Big Walt Kilkucki, Painless Jeff Baker, Dave Yurkew, Arnold Rubin and Jan Stussy.〔 Kohrs, Streckenbach and Terry Wrigley (president of E.T.A.A),〔(tattoo archive Terry Wrigley )〕 were present in October 1980 at the first German Tattoo Convention at Frankfurt. Kohrs gave up tattooing in 1990 and began studying economics. Since completing his economics degree in 1996, he has served as tax consultant and lecturer in economics at a private academy.〔Caroline Rosenthal, Dirk Vanderbeke: ''Probing the Skin: Cultural Representations of Our Contact Zone'', p. 177.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Manfred Kohrs」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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