Hadwig of Arx

Hadwig von Arx (born October 20, 1881 in Solothurn ; † March 23, 1970 ibid) was a Swiss teacher , writer and librarian .

Life

Hadwig von Arx was the daughter of the professor at the canton school Solothurn Benedikt Walter von Arx (1852-1922) and his first wife Maria Stephanie geb. Stegmüller (1846-1917). She grew up in the family with the younger brother Siegfried von Arx.

Hadwig von Arx attended the teacher training college and worked in Solothurn from 1919 to 1949 as a district teacher for history and German. From 1925 to 1933 she was in charge of editing the “Lehrerin” supplement to the “Schweizer Schule” magazine, which was designed for female teachers. She also worked as a librarian at the Solothurn Citizens Hospital .

As a writer, she was best known for poetry and festivals.

Works

• Annette von Droste-Hülshoff. 1911
• Pupil performance for the benefit of the municipal child welfare, August 7, 1919. Prologue. 1919.
• The savior of the city. Historical festival in three pictures. 1937.
• Our national languages. Small game, performed at the feast of the St. Valentine and St. Jacob brotherhoods . 1938.
• Fritz Jenny, 1883–1954, in commemoration. 1954.
• Angel dance. Poem (set to music by Casimir Meister for two-part choir, violin and piano, 1922)
• When gates close. Letter from a retired teacher ... In: Swiss School. 45, 1958 (special issue on Saffa 1958 : Work and Life of the Teacher ), pp. 172–174.

literature

• Hadwig of Arx. In: Solothurner Zeitung, March 26, 1970, No. 71.