Elisabeth Pfluger
Elisabeth Pfluger (born October 21, 1919 in Härkingen ; † May 2, 2018 in Solothurn ) was a Swiss teacher, collector of sagas and author of numerous folklore writings.
Life and work
Elisabeth Pfluger was born into a host family in Härkingen . Since her school days, especially since the time at the Solothurn teachers' college , she has been collecting evidence of the Solothurn folk culture such as legends, anecdotes and sayings, and has published them in numerous essays and books. From 1983 to 2006 she published the folklore and regional history of the Solothurn calendar . She worked as a teacher until 1981, first in Neuendorf and from 1949 in the city of Solothurn . She was the sister of the district teacher and homeland researcher Jules Pfluger .
In 1972 the first volume of legends , Solothurn Legends , was published by the government council of the canton of Solothurn. The then Solothurn Landammann Franz Josef Jeger wrote that the author succeeded in "saving the rich legends of the Solothurn people from sliding into oblivion".
The Solothurn stories followed in 1984 and Solothurn ghost sagas in 1986 , both published by Aare Verlag , as well as in 2004 in the Solothurn Central Library's series Settigi Ding gids, another volume with ghostly and other eerie legends. In addition to these landmarks in Elisabeth Pfluger's legends collecting activity, there are various other publications with stories, anecdotes and sayings in the Solothurn dialect .
Elisabeth Pfluger also collected children's games and verses as well as old Solothurn songs and dances . Some dances from Laupersdorf were presented in the context of broadcasts on the Swiss Radio DRS .
Her legacy with extensive collections on a wide variety of topics was handed over to the Solothurn Central Library by the heirs in 2018 . The list of bequests has been available online since 2020.
Works (selection)
- Solothurnisches Gäu (1963), together with Jules Pfluger
- Solothurn Legends (1972)
- Vom Läb und vom Wätter (1981)
- Ahnen am Bach heds au Lüüt (1983), ISBN 3-7260-0232-4
- Solothurn Stories (1984), ISBN 3-7260-0247-2
- Solothurner Geistersagen (1986), ISBN 3-7260-0284-7
- Vill Haag and weeni Garte (1990), ISBN 3-7260-0357-6
- Flueblüemli and Aarechisle (1991), ISBN 3-9070-1212-7
- Settigi case gids (2004), ISBN 3-033-00291-9
- Gschicht und Gschichte (2011), ISBN 978-3-905470-54-3
- Lache steckt aa (2013), ISBN 978-3-905470-58-1
- Olten isch zmitts (2016), ISBN 978-3-9524724-0-8
- s Gäu, mis Gäu (2017), ISBN 978-3-9524724-1-5
- Game and Hunt (2017), ISBN 978-3-9524724-5-3
Prices
- 1981 Culture Prize of the Canton of Solothurn
- 2001 Pro Wartenfels Prize
- 2017 Recognition Award from the Government Council of the Canton of Solothurn
literature
- Hans Brunner: Elisabeth Pfluger. A life dedicated to folklore. Knapp, Olten 2009.
- André Schluchter : Pfluger, Elisabeth. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
Web links
- Literature by and about Elisabeth Pfluger in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Fränzi Zwahlen-Saner: Elisabeth Pfluger died at the age of 98 . In: Solothurner Zeitung . May 4, 2018, p. 17 ( online ).
- ^ Fränzi Zwahlen-Saner: The deceased folklorist Elisabeth Pfluger left behind a huge store of stories. In: Solothurner Zeitung . October 28, 2018, accessed August 13, 2020 .
- ^ Elisabeth Pfluger estate directory. Retrieved August 13, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pfluger, Elisabeth |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss writer and collector of sagas |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 21, 1919 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Harkingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2nd May 2018 |
| Place of death | Solothurn |