Amalie Weidner-Steinhaus
Amalie Weidner-Steinhaus (born January 4, 1876 as Elisabeth Steinhaus in Ruhrort ; † February 3, 1963 in Duisburg ) was a local poet from Duisburg . She wrote numerous articles in the Rhenish-Franconian dialect .
Life
On February 6, 1898, she married Gustav Adolf Weidner in Essen and from then on bore the name Weidner-Steinhaus. At times she ran a confectionery supply shop with her husband .
On November 4, 1933, the marriage was legally divorced before the Duisburg Regional Court . She died on February 3, 1963 in Duisburg. She has an honorary grave of the city of Duisburg at the Eisenbahnstrasse cemetery .
Honor
On September 5, 2008, a park on Hafenstrasse in Duisburg-Ruhrort was dedicated to the poet.
Works
- Jan on Gretje: Geschichskes üt de Ruhr. Self-published, Duisburg 1930
- Ruhrort with the largest inland port in the world in words and pictures from ancient times: True Stöckskes on Lietjes üt de olde Ruhr. Self-published, Duisburg 1931
- Liewe olde Ruhr. Duisburg, Brendow Duisburg 1951.
- Mother tongue, mother tongue: In Low German dialect; with many high German translations of the most popular expressions; appropriated to the youth and friends of the Low German mother tongue. Brendow Duisburg, 2nd edition 1954
Literature about Weidner-Steinhaus
- E. Bungardt, AW-S., In: Heimat Duisburg, Jahrbuch 1964, pp. 73-74
Web links
- Literature by and about Amalie Weidner-Steinhaus in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry in the lexicon of German dialect authors (Google Books)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weidner-Steinhaus, Amalie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Steinhaus, Elisabeth (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Duisburg native poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 4, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ruhrort |
| DATE OF DEATH | 3rd February 1963 |
| Place of death | Duisburg |