Hans Eschelbach

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Hans Eschelbach (born February 16, 1868 in Bonn , † March 14, 1948 in Innsbruck ) was a German writer .

Life

Hans Eschelbach was the son of a carpenter . He attended the teachers' seminar in Brühl and initially worked as a teacher in Merten near Bonn and from 1892 to 1906 in Cologne . He then lived as a freelance writer and reciter in Bonn. Eschelbach made numerous trips to Europe and the Middle East .

Hans Eschelbach's work includes novels , short stories , poetry and dramas . During the author's lifetime, his narrative works from school life and biblical history enjoyed great popularity; many of his poems were set to music .

He belonged to the group of authors and writers who, on behalf of the Cologne chocolate producer Ludwig Stollwerck, worked on the literary design of the Stollwerck collector's pictures and scrapbooks. Other authors were the poet Theresa Gröhe geb. Pauli-Greiffenberg, alias "T.Resa", the zoologist Prof. Paul Matschie , the journalist Julius Rodenberg , the writer Joseph von Lauff , the poet Carl Hermann Busse , the novelist Gustav Falke , the poet Anna Ritter a . v. a. m.

Married to Toni Eyck for the second time , they had a daughter, the actress Toni van Eyck . Rejected by the National Socialists because of his deeply Catholic work, they moved to Fraxern in Vorarlberg . They are buried in Götzis .

Post fame

Forum Eschelbach

The "Forum Eschelbach" was founded in Fraxern (Vorarlberg) in 2018. The primary goal of the association is to review and maintain the life's work of the Bonn writer Hans Eschelbach (1868 - 1948) and to promote the new edition of his around 50 books.

Hans Eschelbach Path

The 4300-meter-long memorial path in honor of the writer, initiated by the Forum Eschelbach association , is constantly being further developed with public funds and private sponsors. The "Hans Eschelbach Path" leads from the Austrian market town of Götzis to the town of Fraxern.

Dramatic treatment of life

ART AND DRAMA "Veritas Literature Prize"; Design: Maria Jansa; Photo: Georg Alfare

A play by Hans Eschelbach - words and values. Open your mouth for minors was premiered on November 10, 2018 by and with Friederike Pöhlmann-Grießinger and Roland Eugen Beiküfner in Fraxern. The play deals with the life and work of Eschelbach in three acts. The plot of the play: A historian and a German and religion teacher meet in order to find a worthy winner for the newly announced “Veritas Literature Prize”. After a short discussion, the two decide in favor of Eschelbach. An actor is invited to perform texts by Eschelbach. In the last act of the play, the Eschelbach Literature Prize is awarded posthumously.

Works

  • Three dramatic biblical scenes , Bonn 1889
  • Veritas! , Paderborn 1891
  • Wild growth , Leipzig 1893
  • Modern! , Cologne a. Rh. 1895
  • Pictures of nature from all zones , Münster iW 1895 ( digitized version )
  • The forest and its inhabitants , Münster iW 1895
  • Antiochus , Kempten 1896
  • Living pictures for religious festivals , Paderborn 1896
  • About the poetic adaptations of the legend of the eternal Jew , Baden-Baden 1896
  • Sommersänge , Paderborn 1900
  • The decline of the folk song , Neuwied [u. a.] 1901
  • Save the folk song! , Berlin 1901
  • Stories , Munich 1902
  • The two Merks , Berlin 1903
  • Sleeping Beauty , Berlin [a. a.] 1903
  • In the moor , Berlin [u. a.] 1903
  • Love redeemed , Berlin [u. a.] 1904
  • Professor Berger , Paderborn 1904
  • The water head , Berlin [u. a.] 1904
  • The poor and the wretched , Paderborn 1905
  • To the barracks with the woman! , Berlin [u. a.] 1905
  • Der Volksverächter , Berlin [u. a.] 1906
  • Das Tier , Berlin [u. a.] 1908
  • The renegade , Ravensburg 1909
  • New occasional poems , Cologne 1909
  • Maria Rex , Cologne [a. a.] 1910
  • After him! , Bonn 1911
  • Songs of Life , Bonn 1911
  • Spring storms , Neumarkt Opf. 1913
  • Poets' trips to our field gray , Regensburg 1916
  • Longing for the sun , Bonn 1918
  • The Lumpenlies. Der Kauert , Reutlingen 1919
  • Despite death and the devil! , Bonn 1921
  • Vineta , Bonn 1926
  • Michel Michels , Bonn 1931
  • The enemy of the gods , Bonn 1933
  • The bone of satan , Bonn 1934
  • The progressive bone of satan , Bonn 1934
  • The unknown god , Bonn 1936
  • On demolition , Bonn 1938
  • Storm surge , Bonn 1938
  • Witches fight , Bonn 1939
  • The gold cook , Bonn 1940
  • The demon of the immortal , Götzis [u. a.]
    • 1 (1950)
    • 2 (1951)

Editing

  • Light lectures in poetry and prose , Paderborn
    • 1 (1896)
    • 2 (1898)
  • Wilhelm Kayser : The holiday friend , Paderborn 1898
  • Occasional poems , Kempten 1899
  • Clemens Brentano : The fairy tale of Gockel, Hinkel and Gackeleia , Hamm iW 1901

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lorenz, Detlef: Reklamekunst um 1900. Artist lexicon for collecting pictures, Reimer-Verlag, 2000.
  2. ↑ A child prodigy named Tony. In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. July 25, 2002, accessed January 5, 2016 .

literature

  • Max Guhlke : Hans Eschelbach , Ravensburg 1910
  • Albert Drexel: Hans Eschelbach , Zurich 1948
  • Tony Eschelbach: Hans Eschelbach , Götzis [u. a.] 1948
  • Franz Ortner : The biblical novels of Hans Eschelbach , dissertation, Innsbruck-Götzis 1949

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personal data
SURNAME Eschelbach, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH February 16, 1868
PLACE OF BIRTH Bonn
DATE OF DEATH March 14, 1948
Place of death innsbruck