Gustav Büchsenschütz
Gustav Büchsenschütz (born April 7, 1902 in Berlin ; † February 9, 1996 there ) is the poet of the song Märkische Heide, Märkischer Sand .
Gustav Büchsenschütz was the son of a gendarme and entered the administrative service of the community of Groß Lichterfelde after obtaining primary school . He went through the senior civil service career, which he ended after five decades as head of sports and swimming pools in the Berlin district of Steglitz .
He belonged to the Wandervogel movement. On the occasion of an excursion in 1923 he wrote the text and melody of the song Märkische Heide, Märkischer Sand , which soon became very popular in the Wolfslake youth hostel near Neu-Vehlefanz .
With an arrangement by Paul Lincke , the song was used as a marching song during the Nazi era . With the reorganization of the state of Brandenburg from 1990, Prime Minister Manfred Stolpe promoted the renewed popularization of the song, so that it has now become the unofficial hymn of the state of Brandenburg.
In 1975 he was awarded the Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany.
literature
- Vera Grützner, Peter Bahl : Gustav Büchsenschütz . In: Brandenburgisches Biographisches Lexikon . Potsdam 2002 (with further references).
Web links
- Thorsten Metzner: Dispute over the anthem. Brown spots on the "Red Eagle" . In: Tagesspiegel Online . May 27, 2008.
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| SURNAME | Büchsenschütz, Gustav |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German author, poet of the song Märkische Heide, Märkischer Sand |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1902 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 9, 1996 |
| Place of death | Berlin |