Georg Giesing
Georg Giesing (born August 30, 1942 in Wuppertal - Barmen ; † April 19, 2006 in Cologne ) was a German social worker and writer .
Life
After training as a gardener , Georg Giesing completed further training as an educator . He then studied social pedagogy. After completing his studies, he worked as a lecturer at the Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences and from 1977 as a teacher at a vocational college in Cologne-Ehrenfeld . Giesing has been involved in a Cologne citizens' initiative for environmental protection since the late 1970s and, from 1980, with the Cologne Greens .
In addition to his professional activity, Georg Giesing was the author of stories, mainly on the regional history of the Rhineland . In addition, he dealt with painting and drawing.
Before his death, Giesing worked on a biography of Fritz Graßhoff . He had dealt intensively with this writer and painter and, as a small artist, recited his poems at numerous events.
Works
- Hexenball im Königsforst , Cologne 1986 (together with Jan Krauthäuser)
- Rhine pirates off Cologne , Cologne 1987
- Between Strunde and Flehbach , Cologne 1990
- Baybachtal escape route . The legendary resistance fighter Peter Zeutzheim escapes the Gestapo , Briedel 1995; Radioropa 2007 ISBN 9783866677487 (CD)
- The Zecher , Briedel 1998
- “We are one people” , Briedel 2000
- Rhenish meatballs , Norderstedt 2005
Web links
- Literature by and about Georg Giesing in the catalog of the German National Library
- Giesings website
Individual evidence
- ↑ Peter Kleinert : Georg Giesing has died . In: NRhZ-Online No. 41 from April 25, 2006 [1]
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Giesing, Georg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German social pedagogue and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 30, 1942 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wuppertal - Barmen |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 19, 2006 |
| Place of death | Cologne |