Emil Breisach

Emil Breisach (born March 21, 1923 in Stockerau , Lower Austria ; † January 9, 2015 in Graz , Styria ) was an Austrian writer , cultural manager and broadcasting director . In addition, Breisach was a long-term sponsor and supporter of the Styrian cultural scene and was an initiator of cultural festivals for modern art several times .

Life

Emil Breisach was the son of a career officer who had given him on the way: “Don't go to the military, this is a job in which you always have to obey!” In 1932, at the age of nine, he came from Stockerau to Graz . During World War II he was deployed on several fronts from February 1941 until he was captured in 1945. From 1945 to 1950 he studied art history, sociology, philosophy and psychology at the Karl Franzens University in Graz . From November 1945 he worked as a speaker and from 1946 as head of the entertainment and cabaret department at the Alpenland broadcasting group (Radio Graz). He was involved in the student board of the Graz university studio as a copywriter and actor. He later wrote texts for the cabaret ensembles Treffpunkt Orpheum , Forum-Zoo and Die Tellerwäscher . From 1958 to 1967 Breisach was President of the Forum Stadtpark . He was one of the co-founders of the festival for contemporary art steirischer herbst . In 1968 he founded the Musikprotokoll , a festival of new music , and the literature symposium with Peter Vujica .

From 1967 until his retirement in 1988 he was regional director of the ORF regional studio in Styria and initiated the Austrian sculpture park with the open-air gallery sculptures in the park at the ORF studio . During his directorship he promoted the regionalization of the regional studios of the ORF, whereby he also "transformed the Styrian regional studio into a unique cultural creative workshop". From 1971 to 1987 he held a lectureship in media studies at the University of Graz . On August 12, 1987 he founded the Graz Academy and was its president until 2006. In 1994 he founded the Graz Academy Literature Prize   and in 1998 he and others founded the La Strada International Street and Puppet Theater Festival . In 2003 he was one of the organizers of the Styrian Modernism exhibition at Rabenstein Castle . He also participated in the planning of Graz as European Capital of Culture 2003.

Emil Breisach left four sons and a daughter, including the pediatrician Georg Breisach, the congress manager Nikolaus Breisach and the film producer and director Felix Breisach . He was buried in the Protestant cemetery of St. Peter in the presence of numerous artists and politicians .

Awards (selection)

• 1977: Josef Krainer Prize
• 1979: Hanns Koren Culture Prize of the State of Styria
• Ring of Honor of the State of Styria
• 1982: Great Golden Decoration of Honor of the State of Styria with the star
• 2003: Ring of Honor of the City of Graz
• 2003: Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art, 1st class

Volumes of poetry

• Sound dust. Poems . Verlag Bibliothek der Provinz , Weitra 2001, ISBN 3-85252-408-3 .
• Vein braid. Poems . Verl. Library d. Province, Weitra 2006, ISBN 978-3-85252-707-9 .
• Moments of hesitation. Poems . Verl. Library d. Province, Weitra 2007, ISBN 978-3-85252-799-4 .
• Hear the sand. Epigrams and poems . Verl. Library d. Province, Weitra 2008, ISBN 978-3-85252-891-5 .
• Lightning kills indiscriminately. Epigrams and poems . Verl. Library d. Province, Weitra 2009, ISBN 978-3-85252-692-8 .
• Beware of yourself. Epigrams and poems . Verl. Library d. Province, Weitra 2010, ISBN 978-3-902416-45-2 .
• As if a wing had touched me. Epigrams and poems . With drawings by Tobias Pils . Verl. Bibl. D. Province, Weitra 2011, ISBN 978-3-99028-001-0 .
• The scissors of time. Epigrams and poems . With drawing. by Tobias Pils. Verl. Library d. Province, Weitra 2012, ISBN 978-3-99028-040-9 .
• Seeds that crowd in the morning. Epigrams and poems . With audio CD. Verl. Library d. Province, Weitra 2013, ISBN 978-3-99028-181-9 .
• Flood of sounds. Epigrams and poems . Verl. Library d. Province, Weitra 2014, ISBN 978-3-99028-303-5 .
• Crystals. Epigrams and poems . Publishing House Library of the Province , Weitra 2015, ISBN 978-3-99028-459-9 .

Radio plays

• The three wives of Mr. Abermann , 1957
• A boomerang always comes back , 1957

Web links

• Literature by and about Emil Breisach in the catalog of the German National Library
• Emil Breisach's biography. In: Austria-Forum , with an interview in Falter , December 24, 2008
• Short biography. ( Memento from September 1, 2017 in the Internet Archive ). In: Literaturhaus Graz , 2006
• Author page for Emil Breisach. In: Publishing House Library of the Province

Videos

• Reading from “Die Schere der Zeit” by Nikolaus Breisach, a son of the poet
• Five videos about Emil Breisach. In: YouTube

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Obituary notice: Emil Breisach. In: Kleine Zeitung , January 13, 2015, accessed on May 2, 2020.
2. ↑ ^{a b} APA / sho: Kulturförderer Emil Breisach died In: Kurier , 10 January 2015.
3. ↑ Thomas Wolkinger: Interview about the life of Emil Breisach. In: Austria-Forum / Falter , December 24, 2008, No. 52.
4. ↑ ^{a b c d} Funeral meeting of the municipal council for the honorary ring bearer of the city of Graz Director retired President Emil Breisach. In: Official Gazette of the City of Graz , April 15, 2015, commemorative speech by Mayor Mag. Siegfried Nagl and photos, (PDF; 8 p., 1.258 kB).
5. ↑ Werner Krause: Styrian of the day. Emil Breisach: A salute for his Emilenz. In: Kleine Zeitung , March 17, 2013.
6. ^ Awarding of literature prizes 2008. Topic: Theatertexte (dramas). ( Memento from February 19, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ). In: Akademie Graz , 2008.
7. ^ Emil Breisach on the website of the Austrian Cabaret Archive
8. ↑ Pediatrician MR Dr. Georg-A. Breisach. ( Memento from January 25, 2014 in the Internet Archive ). In: breisach.at , 2014.
9. ↑ Barbara Gigler: Nikolaus Breisach receives international award for his career. In: Congress Graz , December 10, 2002.
10. ↑ Last common way with Emil Breisach. In: Kleine Zeitung , January 19, 2015.
11. ↑ ^{a b c} Emil Breisach. Director of the ORF regional studio Styria i. R., updated on 9.1.2015. ( Memento from September 1, 2017 in the Internet Archive ). In: City of Graz , June 14, 2015.
12. ↑ Gerald Grosz: Aviso: Vice Chancellor Haupt and State Secretary Morak award Emil Breisach with the Cross of Honor for Science and Art 1st Class on April 11, 2003. In: Vice Chancellery and Federal Ministry for Social Security and Generations. April 11, 2003, accessed May 2, 2020 . 
13. ↑ ^{a b} Radio Review of the Week. (...) With Emil Breisach's radio comedy (...) . In: Arbeiter-Zeitung . Vienna October 11, 1957, p. 7 , column 1, below ( berufer-zeitung.at - the open online archive - digitized).