Abdul Ghafur Breshna
Abdul Ghafur Breshna (born April 10, 1907 in Kabul ; † January 4, 1974 there ) was an Afghan artist, composer and poet.
Life
At the age of 14, Abdul Ghafur Breshna went to Germany to study painting and lithography at the Munich Art Academy , in Leipzig and at the Berlin University of the Arts . There he married Marguerite Neufeind. In 1931 he returned to Kabul with his wife and son.
On his return he became a teacher and director of the School of Applied Arts. He later became director general of the state printing and publishing company. He became honorary director of the Nedjat-Oberrealschule in 1943 when the German rector and the German teachers of the school left the country.
In 1943 he became music director; he also became head of Radio Afghanistan . As general director, he made it possible for the voice of a woman, namely the singer Mermon Parwin , to be broadcast on Afghan radio for the first time.
In 1968 he received the "Great Cross of Merit with Star of the Federal Republic of Germany" for his services to the cultural relations between Germany and Afghanistan. His portraits were shown in Afghanistan and abroad such as in Tehran in 1953 and 1966, in Delhi : 1954 and 1974, in Cairo : 1956, in New York : 1957, Moscow : 1965 and 1973, in Beijing : 1967, in Sofia : 1967, in Cannes : 1971, in Dushanbe , Tajikistan : 1972. He also made a name for himself as a writer and director: between 1940 and 1953 he wrote radio plays for radio and theater plays, which he directed himself.
Web links
- Literature by and about Abdul Ghafur Breshna in the catalog of the German National Library
- Biography and pictures of Brechna ( Memento from December 12, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
Remarks
- ↑ The government of Zahir Shah renamed the Amani-Oberrealschule, founded in 1924, to Nedjat-Oberrealschule in 1933. The name change lasted until his fall in 1973. Since 1974, on the 50th anniversary, the school was given its old name again. Once upon a time, all natural science subjects were taught in German. By the way: The Amani song was always sung conspiratorially by the students. The Amania Girls 'High School, where Marguerite Neufeind taught, was renamed the Malalai Girls' High School after the fall of Amanullah. Today German is taught as a foreign language in Durani High School , which is based on the tradition of Amania. See also Amani-Oberrealschule
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Breshna, Abdul Ghafur |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Afghan artist, composer, poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kabul |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th January 1974 |
| Place of death | Kabul |