Eugen Skasa-White

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Eugen Skasa-Weiß ; Pseudonym: O. Skalberg (born February 22, 1905 in Nuremberg , † October 17, 1977 in London ) was a German writer and journalist .

Life

After studying German and theater studies in Kiel , Königsberg and Cologne , Skasa-Weiß worked as an editor in Cologne. During the Second World War , the apartment was destroyed by an air raid in 1943. The Skasa-Weiß family then moved to their parents' house in Grafing near Munich . There he finally lived as a freelance writer and journalist. He wrote reviews, travelogues, chats, and published over thirty books.

He was considered one of the masters of the classic feature pages in the successor of Alfred Polgar , Victor Auburtin and Peter Bamm .

His eldest son Ruprecht Skasa-Weiß was born in 1936 and worked from 1963 to 2001 as a feature editor for the Stuttgarter Zeitung and until his retirement in 2001 as a member of the central editorial team at Klett-Cotta .

His son Michael Skasa , born in 1942, is a radio presenter, author, theater critic and, until December 2011, was the designer of the morning “Sunday supplement” on Bayern 2 on Bayerischer Rundfunk for almost 40 years .

Works

  • Germany your francs , Rowohlt Taschenbuch Verlag 1975 ISBN 3-49911-852-1 .
  • The art of purring , Schöffling & Co ISBN 3-89561-702-4 .
  • Dream streets Germany , Bertelsmann Lesering 1973.
  • That's how Germania laughs. Humor between Isar and Elbe , Herder, Freiburg 1971.
  • Bamboo stalk and peach blossom , Buchheim Verlag 1959.
  • Flower magic from China , Buchheim Verlag, Feldafing 1958.

Awards

Quotes

“ The cat is the animal to which goddesses, poets, painters, witches, wizards and children bow down in fascination. "

- Eugen Skasa-Weiß

“ The cat has decided to remain a mystery to humans. "

- Eugen Skasa-Weiß

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Michael Skasa: Miracle of Improvisation - Christmas in the 1940s , Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau, 2007, p. 117, ISBN 978-3451297342
  2. ↑ Brief information on Ruprecht Skasa-Weiß on the Klett-Cotta website
  3. ↑ Cat Quotes
personal data
SURNAME Skasa-Weiss, Eugene
ALTERNATIVE NAMES O. Skalberg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer and journalist
DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Nuremberg
DATE OF DEATH 17th October 1977
Place of death London