Ernst Klaar
Ernst Klaar (born December 25, 1861 in Chemnitz , † October 13, 1920 in Klotzsche near Dresden) was a German writer .
Life
Klaar was born in Chemnitz and spent his childhood in Kappel , where he attended the village school. He trained as a typesetter in Chemnitz and then went on trips through Europe. He visited Switzerland , Denmark and Luxembourg and lived in Dresden from 1884. Here he first worked as a typesetter. He gave up his profession in 1888, joined the SPD and started working as a journalist in 1888. He wrote for socialist newspapers and published articles in the Dresdner Volkszeitung, among others . Together with Heinrich von Reder and Otto Erich Hartleben , he was one of the employees of the satirical magazine Der Süddeutsche Postillion , which was published by Eduard Fuchs . The magazine published a number of aphorisms and poems. From 1910 on, Klaar also wrote for Wahren Jakob , a rather reformist magazine.
In addition, he published socialist poems, calculated in his volume of poetry Knute und Bombe with tsarist conditions and published Turner and mass songs. He acted as co-editor of the poetry volumes May 1st in the mirror of poetry (1891) and From the class struggle (1894). In 1905 Klaar took up his permanent residence in Dresden. He took an active part in the First World War and spent the last years of his life in Klotzsche. He died here in 1920 at the age of 58 and was buried in the old Klotzsche cemetery.
Works (selection)
- 1890: Neues Brehm's Tierleben political-satyrical parody Munich: M. Ernst, 28 pp.
- 1891: May 1st in the Mirror of Poetry Monograph
- 1894: Social poems from the class struggle . Edited by Eduard Fuchs, Karl Kaiser, Ernst Klaar Munich: M. Ernst, 136 pp.
- 1902: In memory of Manfred Wittich 1851–1902 by Ernst Klaar in the South German Postillon. Volume 21 Issue 15
- 1905: Knute und Bombe songs and chants for a free Russia Munich: M. Ernst 47 p.
- 1906: Words of the consecration prologue for workers 'festivals: party congresses, political workers' associations, workers 'education clubs, trade unions, health insurance companies, workers', gymnastics and singing associations, women's associations, consumer associations, naturopathic associations Volume 1 Munich: M. Ernst
- original year: Thoughts of an unemployed philosopher (collection of aphorisms)
Reviews
literature
- Gertrud Ritscher-Klaar (ed.): Ernst Klaar as a poet . Günther, Dresden 1921, 66 pp.
- - Ernst Klaar . In: Franz Osterroth : Biographical Lexicon of Socialism. Deceased personalities . Vol. 1. JHW Dietz Nachf., Hanover 1960, p. 161.
- Klaar, Ernst . In: Norbert Weiss, Jens Wonneberger: Poets, thinkers, literati from six centuries in Dresden . Die Scheune, Dresden 1997, ISBN 3-931684-10-5 , p. 97.
- Ernst Klaar Lexicon of socialist German literature: from the beginnings to 1945; monographic-biographical presentations. - Leipzig: Bibliogr. Inst. 1964 pp. 288-289.
- Ernst Klaar 14 poems in Voices of Freedom by Konrad Beißwanger 1901 Verlag für Volks- und Arbeiterliteratur pp. 377–393.
Web links
- Literature by and about Ernst Klaar in the catalog of the German National Library
- Information on the website of the folk song archive
- Article about Ernst Klaar on stadtstreicher.de
- Article on Ernst Klaar in the Chemnitz City Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Klaar, Ernst |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 25, 1861 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Chemnitz |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 13, 1920 |
| Place of death | Klotzsche |