Gerd Meiser
Gerd Meiser (born November 27, 1939 ; † July 14, 2019 ) was a Saarland journalist and author in Neunkirchen .
Life
After attending school and training, Gerd Meiser worked as an industrial clerk at Neunkircher Eisenwerk AG (formerly the Stumm brothers ) before completing an internship at the Saarzeitung in Saarlouis and the Allgemeine Zeitung in Saarbrücken.
As an editor he worked for the Saarbrücker Allgemeine Zeitung, the Saarbrücker Landeszeitung and from 1971 for the Saarbrücker Zeitung . He was then local editor in Neunkirchen for 32 years, 15 of which as editor-in-chief. In 2004 he retired and devoted himself more to his literary interests.
Gerd Meiser was married to the painter Hildegard Meiser.
The author's extensive work was honored with a "Soirée for Gerd Meiser" in the Neunkirchen city library on November 27, 2019.
Journalistic work
As a local journalist, Gerd Meiser had close ties to his hometown Neunkirchen. He accompanied the decline of the ironworks and the associated structural change in the city with a large number of newspaper articles, which also resulted in books.
In 1982 he received the Konrad Adenauer Local Journalist Prize for "particularly excellent reporting".
In 1987 he was the contact person for journalists from all over the world when the GDR State Council Chairman Erich Honecker visited his homeland.
Non-fiction - monographs
- A marriage-like relationship. A local editor remembers. Neunkirchen books. No. 17, 2019. Published by the Neunkirchen tourist office on the occasion of its 50th anniversary.
- City moments. Visualization and photos: HuwerLogo. 2006, ISBN 3-938381-14-0 .
- Long live iron! A reading and picture book. 1987.
- Neunkirchen - A city changes its face. with photos by Willi Hiegel. 1983.
- Steel from Neunkirchen. On the history of the Neunkirchen ironworks. with photos by Willi Hiegel. 1982, ISBN 3-922807-21-6 .
Non-fiction - contributions
- The district of Neunkirchen book. 2017, ISBN 978-3-941095-47-2 . - The volume contains Gerd Meiser's contribution: “The old man's visit. When Neunkirchen and Wiebelskirchen were preparing to receive Erich Honecker ”.
- From someone who cut paths into the future. The era of Lord Mayor Peter Neuber from 1975 to 1990 in Neunkirchen. with texts by Gerd Meiser and Friedrich Decker , 2014.
- NK = NE. Solving an equation. 1992, compiled by Friedrich Decker and Gerd Meiser, photos by Hans Huwer.
- Neunkircher Mund-Art. compiled by Hans-Egon Lutz and Gerd Meiser, with drawings by Hildegard Meiser, 1986 (Neunkircher booklets No. 7)
- 700 years of Neunkirchen. 1981. A historical review on the occasion of the 700th anniversary of the first documentary mention of Neunkirchen, texts by Bernhard Krajewski and Gerd Meiser, photos by Willi Hiegel.
Literary works
- With one hit. Narrative. 2019, ISBN 978-3-941095-66-3 .
- A spring that was not followed by a summer. Novel. 2016, ISBN 978-3-86460-515-4 .
- Waterloo or the adventurous journey of Peter Laubheimer. Novella. 2014, ISBN 978-3-95602-015-5 .
- The hooded man's secret. A novella from Napoleonic times. 2012, ISBN 978-3-941657-52-6 .
Together with Hildegard Meiser
- Walking in circles. The story of a hike. with drawings by Hildegard Meiser. 1995.
- The valley. Watercolors, sketches, texts from the Ostertal. with works by Hildegard Meiser. 1991.
- Neunkirchen - views, watercolors and monotypes. with works by Hildegard Meiser. 1980.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Elke Jacobi: Even the blast furnaces will bear mourning - Gerd Meiser is dead. In: Saarbrücker Zeitung. 16th July 2019.
- ↑ Elke Jacobi: A lot of good things to say about Gerd Meiser. In: Saarbrücker Zeitung. 29th November 2019.
- ↑ Anja Kernig: Legacy of a Local Editor. In: Saarbrücker Zeitung. November 25, 2019.
- ↑ Publication for the 75th anniversary of VfB Borussia Neunkirchen .
- ↑ A consideration of fifteen years of urban history (1977–1992) in Neunkirchen.
- ↑ Stefan Leidinger: The legacy of Gerd Meiser. In: Saarbrücker Zeitung. September 30, 2019; Reviewed on September 5, 2019: http://www.menschenwelt.info/meiser_schlag.pdf
- ↑ Review of October 3, 2014: http://www.menschenwelt.info/meiser_waterloo.pdf
- ↑ Review of August 3, 2012: http://www.menschenwelt.info/meiser_kapuzenmann.pdf
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meiser, Gerd |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist and book author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 27, 1939 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 14th July 2019 |