Alois Senti
Alois Senti (born June 3, 1930 in Flums ; † June 26, 2015 ) was a Swiss editor , author , folklorist and legend researcher .
Life
Alois Senti came from a farming family and, after completing an apprenticeship at the Flums municipal administration, attended the arts and crafts school in Vevey . 1954–58 he was advertising manager of the press office of Robert Bosch GmbH in Geneva , 1958–61 editor of the Rheintaler Volksfreunds in Au SG , 1961–85 editor and 1985–95 managing director of the Agricultural Information Service (LID) in Bern . He was instrumental in founding the BauernZeitung , which was published from 1994 onwards as the organ of the largest Swiss agricultural organizations, the Swiss Farmers' Association and Swiss milk producers.
In addition to specialist agricultural books such as What does a cow cost? (1973) and Around the Farm (1975) he published numerous articles on cultural history and folklore books and stories in dialect. His legacy on legends was returned to the Sarganserland in 2018 (Sarganserland Historical Association and Sarganserland-Walensee Valley Community).
Alois Senti lived in Köniz near Bern for many years until his death .
Works (selection)
- Legends from the Sarganserland , Swiss Folklore Society, Basel 1983.
- The story of a narrative landscape. From the storytellers, collectors and writers of the sagas from the Sarganserland , 137th New Year's sheet of the Historical Association of the Canton of St. Gallen, Rorschach 1997.
- The Sarganserland. Travel reports and stories from the period between 1750 and 1950 , Sarganserländer Verlag, Mels 2004.
- Dr Rägäpfyfer. Nine dialect stories from the Sarganserland , Sarganserländer Verlag, Mels 2007.
- Calendar stories. Historical and legendary from the Sarganserland , Sarganserländer Verlag, Mels 2010.
Awards
- 1967 Culture Prize of the Sarganserland Valley Community
- 1974 European Prize for Folk Art from the Alfred Toepfer Foundation FVS
- 1987 Dr. hc from the University of Freiburg
Web links
- Christian Schmid: Senti, Alois. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Alois Senti dies , Bauernzeitung online, June 29, 2015
- Sarganserland valley community
- Publications by and about Alois Senti in the Helveticat catalog of the Swiss National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Senti, Alois |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss editor, author, folklorist and legend researcher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Flums |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 26, 2015 |