Elise Fink
Elise Fink , née Tönjes (born July 14, 1863 in Habbrügge , Ganderkesee municipality , † August 20, 1939 in Delmenhorst ) was a Low German poet and writer.
Life
Fink grew up in Habbrügge in the Ganderkesee community among people who spoke Low German. She attended the school there. In 1888 she married the painter Bernhard Fink. Both lived in Habbrügge until they moved to Berlin-Köpenick in 1894 for professional reasons . In 1899 the family returned to their homeland, to a new house at the zoo in Delmenhorst.
It was a journal subscribed to in Berlin that prompted Fink to write poetry. These appeared in High German and Low German and were published in magazines and local calendars. Fink's best-known work is probably the story “De Brookklocken”. She tells of cowbells that sound from the Hasbruch . With this Low German story, she won first prize in a competition from the Oldenburger Kring in 1923 . The poet did not write most of her works until the 1920s. During this time she also worked as an author for the Delmenhorster Kreisblatt .
Honors
In Ganderkesee the "Elise-Fink-Weg" was named after her and in Hasbruch in 1949, on the 10th anniversary of her death, an oak tree was named "Elise-Fink-Eiche".
swell
- Georg von Lindern: Brookklocken: a selection of their seals; on the 100th birthday of the poet. Rieck-Verlag, Delmenhorst 1963
- Merchel: A life picture of the poet Elise Fink (1863-1939) in: Mitteilungsblatt der Oldenburgische Landschaft, Heft 122 – IV. Quarter 2004
Web links
- Elise Fink in the Low German Bibliography and Biography (PBuB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fink, Elise |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tönjes, Elise (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Low German poet and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 14, 1863 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Habbruges , Ganderkesee municipality |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 20, 1939 |
| Place of death | Delmenhorst |