Dietmar Urmes

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Dietmar Urmes (* 1939 ) is a German teacher, author and namesake .

Life

Dietmar Urmes studied English and geography at the Universities of Münster and Bonn before working as a teacher at the commercial and technical college in Dorsten from 1965 to 2003 (renamed Paul-Spiegel-Berufskolleg in 2007 ). The sculptor's original career aspiration soon gave way to a sustained interest in onomastics and name etymology , which, after his retirement from school, led to the publication of some popular scientific compendiums .

Urmes lives in the Kirchhellen district of Bottrop . As proof of his patience and determination in addition to the productive writer activities also extends over 44 years (1968-2012) extending can model replica of the cathedral of Chartres with half a million matchsticks apply.

bibliography

  • Handbook of Geographical Names. Marix Verlag, Wiesbaden 2004, ISBN 3937715703 .
  • Take it easy: improve your English in quick steps; etymological learning tricks and grammatical rules of thumb. Marix Verlag, Wiesbaden 2005, ISBN 3937715304 .
  • Etymological dictionary of names: the dictionary of origin. Marix Verlag , Wiesbaden 2006, ISBN 3865390919 .
  • The little dictionary of names. Marix Verlag, Wiesbaden 2007, ISBN 3843802173 .
  • From Afterwolf to Zipperlein: how the diseases got their names. Marix Verlag, Wiesbaden 2008, ISBN 3865391559 .
  • Wandering words and linguistic souvenirs: about the origin and meaning of German terms and idioms. Marix Verlag, Wiesbaden 2014, ISBN 3865393462 .
  • The names of famous people: their origins and meaning. Marix Verlag, Wiesbaden 2014, ISBN 3865393918 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ School history. In: paul-spiegel-berufskolleg.de. Retrieved October 23, 2017 .
  2. ^ Foundation Paul-Spiegel-Vocational College. In: stiftung-paul-spiegel-berufskolleg.de. Retrieved October 23, 2017 .
  3. ↑ a b portrait of the author. In: buecher.de. Retrieved October 23, 2017 .
  4. ↑ Sonja Strahl: Cathedral made of half a million matches. In: derwesten.de . Funke Mediengruppe, June 15, 2012, accessed October 23, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Urmes, Dietmar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German author and teacher
DATE OF BIRTH 1939