Gustav Schalk (writer)

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Gustav Schalk (born August 21, 1848 in Vietzig , Lauenburg district ; † November 22 or November 23, 1929 in Zinna monastery , Jüterbog-Luckenwalde district ) was a German teacher and writer .

Gravestone in Zinna Monastery (2020)

life and work

After completing his studies, Schalk first worked as a teacher in Berent in the province of West Prussia , then at the International Institute in Grenchen in Switzerland and at the secondary school for girls in Solingen . He eventually left the teaching profession and lived as a freelance writer .

As a writer, Schalk published, among other things, adaptations of Germanic heroic sagas . Some of his works appeared in large editions and some are still available in bookshops today.

Works (selection)

  • Nordic-Germanic sagas of gods and heroes. 1st edition. 1881.
  • Hero rides . 1885.
  • Paul Beneke. A tough German sea bird. 1902. (about the Danzig naval hero of the 15th century Paul Beneke )
  • Master book of German sagas of gods and heroes. 1st edition. 1911.

literature

  • Fritz Raeck : Pomeranian literature. Samples and dates. Pomeranian Central Association, Hamburg 1969, p. 354.

Web links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Gustav Schalk at www.literaturport.de. So also on the tombstone.
  2. ^ Fritz Raeck : Pomeranian literature. Samples and dates. Pomeranian Central Association, Hamburg 1969, p. 354.
personal data
SURNAME Schalk, Gustav
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German teacher and writer
DATE OF BIRTH August 21, 1848
PLACE OF BIRTH Vietzig , district of Lauenburg i. Pom.
DATE OF DEATH November 22, 1929 or November 23, 1929
Place of death Zinna Monastery , Jüterbog-Luckenwalde district