Eduard H. Steenken
Eduard Heinrich Steenken , pseudonyms Paul Laurent and Georg Summermatter , (born November 29, 1910 in Emden , Province of Hanover , Kingdom of Prussia ; † August 10, 1989 in Geneva ) was a German-Swiss journalist , translator , editor and author .
Life
Eduard H. Steenken grew up in East Frisia and went to school in his hometown. After finishing school he was an intern at various universities in southern Germany . From 1933 he lived in Geneva, Switzerland , where he worked for several newspapers , such as the Neue Zürcher Zeitung , and was a co-founder of the magazine Auslese. In addition to his work as a translator, he has edited a number of volumes of short stories and poetry as an author . Steenken also wrote for various well-known magazines, such as the Simplicissimus published by Olaf Iversen .
Works
- The rabbit king. narrative
- Near earth. Poems
- So I'm going. Poems
- Weert. stories
- Little picture sheets of childhood. narrative
- The little jug. Poems
- The petition. narrative
- Small picture sheets from France. stories
- Big rain. Poems
- New wool coat. stories
- You make a fire with leaves. narrative
- Pre-alp. Poems
- Nuts under the snow. Stories from the Advent and Christmas season
- Curve the dirt road to the right. narrative
- Wood shavings. Aphorisms
- Happiness is elsewhere. stories
- Green eyes are not enough. stories
- Christmas stories from Lower Saxony. Ed .: Gundel Paulsen ; Authors: Heinrich Behnken , Karl Bunje , Wilhelm Busch , Manfred Hausmann , August Hinrichs , Hoffmann von Fallersleben , Albrecht Janssen , Käthe Korth , Hermann Löns , Wilhelm Raabe , Georg Ruseler , Wilhelm Scharrelmann , August Wilhelm Schlegel , Ina Seidel , Heinrich Sohnrey , Eduard H. Steenken, Lulu von Strauss and Torney , Rudolf Otto Wiemer and Hansjürgen Weidlich . Husum Druck- und Verlagsgesellschaft , Husum 1977, ISBN 3-88042-043-2 .
literature
- F. Weber: EH Steenken. In: Poets of Our Time. without year
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kürschner's German Literature Calendar , 58th year 1981, p. 1049.
- ↑ Gundel Paulsen (Ed.): Christmas stories from Lower Saxony , see works
- ↑ Simplicissimus , No. 17, April 28, 1962.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Steenken, Eduard H. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Laurent, Paul; Summermatter, Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Swiss journalist, translator, editor and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 29, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Emden , Hanover Province , Kingdom of Prussia |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 10, 1989 |
| Place of death | Geneva |