Felix Guerlin
Felix Guerlin (born June 11, 1870 in Berlin , † March 11, 1947 in Greifswald ; full name: Felix Edouard Antoine Guerlin ) was a librarian and writer.
Life
Felix Guerlin came from a Huguenot family. After graduating from the Royal French Gymnasium in Berlin in 1899, he studied classical and Germanic philology, archeology and art history at the Berlin University . Through his work in the Siamese legation in Berlin and in the "German Library for Foreigners" he acquired extensive language skills and finally mastered 13 languages.
From 1919 he was library secretary at Greifswald University Library and from 1926 library inspector.
Guerlin was a member of the "Greifswalder Authors' Publication Community" and published poems, reports, reviews and essays. He belonged to the Reichsbund for physical exercises , founded the Greifswald swimming club and organized the annual "permanent swimming" in the Danish Wiek . In 1926 he also made a deserving contribution to the construction of the Volksstadion .
literature
- Manfred Thies: Guerlin, Felix Edouard Antoine . In: The old cemetery . Greifswald 2004, p. 20.
- Hans Reddemann : The listed old cemetery in the university and Hanseatic city of Greifswald. Part III, Greifswald 2012, ISBN 978-3-00-027660-6 , p. 108.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Guerlin, Felix |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Guerlin, Felix Edouard Antoine |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 11, 1870 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 11, 1947 |
| Place of death | Greifswald |