Detmar Heinrich Sarnetzki

Detmar Heinrich Sarnetzki (born November 26, 1878 in Bremen ; † August 24, 1961 there ) was a German journalist and writer .

Life

Detmar Heinrich Sarnetzki began his journalistic career as a trainee at the “ Bremer Tageblatt ”. In 1903 he went to Cologne and worked there for the next four decades in the editorial department of the " Kölnische Zeitung ", initially as an art and literary critic , from 1913 as head of the feature pages . After initially living in Cologne, he later settled in Refrath . Sarnetzki was considered one of the most influential critics of the Rhineland . He was also active in literature himself, was one of the founders of the “ Bund Rheinischer Dichter ” in the 1920s and supported authors such as Wilhelm Schmidtbonn and Clara Viebig .

In 1943 Detmar Heinrich Sarnetzki, despite his national-conservative attitude, was removed from his position at the Kölnische Zeitung by the National Socialists and was banned from writing because he refused to part with his Jewish wife .

Detmar Heinrich Sarnetzki wrote narrative works , including the successful novel “Die Pfeifer von Altensande”, poems and plays ; in addition, he published anthologies with sagas from Cologne and texts by Rhenish authors. Since the twenties he belonged to the " Literary Society Cologne " (from 1930 as chairman) and Cologne Bibliophile Society.

personal data
SURNAME	Sarnetzki, Detmar Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German journalist and writer
DATE OF BIRTH	November 26, 1878
PLACE OF BIRTH	Bremen
DATE OF DEATH	August 24, 1961
Place of death	Bremen