Hans König (writer)

Hans König (born September 30, 1925 in Erlangen , †  March 11, 2007 in Erlangen) was a German author and Franconian dialect poet.

Live and act

Hans König published numerous books in Franconian dialect. In addition, his texts appeared in various series of Bayerischer Rundfunk (among other things, he was regularly represented for years with texts in the series "Bairisch Herz - Edition Franconia"). He also wrote in High German about the history of his hometown Erlangen.

In his main occupation, Hans König worked in the Erlangen city administration from 1940 to 1986, most recently as head of the city's main office from 1971. He was also very active in the local area, including a. he was involved in the founding of the city federation of Erlanger cultural associations and in the initial phase of the civil partnership Erlangen with the Russian city of Vladimir. The latter was particularly important to him because of his personal experience in World War II.

Memorial stone for Hans König in the Irrhain near Kraftshof

Among other things, König was a member of the following associations: the Pegnesian Flower Order , the Collegium Nuremberg Dialect Poets and the Association of Franconian Writers (today: Franconian Authors' Association ).

Works

Sole author

• How is clay so is , Erlangen 1993
• Daham in Erlang , Erlangen 11990
• Erlangen mainly cheerful - an entertaining foray through the city and its history , Erlangen 1998
• Erlanger rarities-Kistla , Erlangen 1985
• Boys, Knots and Philistines , Nuremberg 1983
• Where do you know , Nuremberg 1981
• Anecdotes, stories, originals from Erlangen , Gummersbach 1981 and 1988
• Look in Spiegela , Heroldsberg 1978
• Dä Pelzermärtl kummt , Erlangen 1977
• Dä Gmaaroat tochd ( sound book with record) Kirchberg / Jagts 1977

Contributions to anthologies (selected)

• Look out , Schweinfurt 2000
• Thereafter , Gerabronn and Crailshaim 1996
• Familiar and strange , Gerabronn and Crailsheim 1995
• Möcherlesversli- Franconian love poem , Volkach 1993
• Zeitecho - contemporary texts , Gerabronn and Crailshaim 1989
• Su wöi die Leitsenn, ist ka Mensch Anthology for the 25th anniversary of the Collegium Nürnberger Dialect Poet , Nuremberg, 1989
• On the way , prose anthology, Würzburg 1985
• The great hunger is called love , lyric anthology, Kulmbach 1981

Awards

• Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon 1991
• Cross of Honor of the Pegnese Order of Flowers 1995
• Federal Merit Medal 1985
• Cultural letter of honor from the city of Erlangen 1989
• Franconian cube of the district of Middle Franconia

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• Moser, Dietz-Rüdiger / Reischl Günther (eds.), Pocket dictionary on contemporary Bavarian literature, Munich 1986
• Author's information from “Afterwards - Anthology”, Gerabronn and Crailsheim 1996
• Erlangen Town Hall Report No. 43 / March 16, 2007

Web links

• Literature by and about Hans König in the catalog of the German National Library
• Andreas Scherrer in Bayerischer Rundfunk (Ed.): Findbuch Das Bairisch Herz, Historical Archive Munich, 2006 (PDF) ( Memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ), in the Internet Archive at archive.org, as of September 29, 2007
• The official pages - Official bulletin of the Erlangen city administration, No. 6 | Volume 64, March 22nd, 2007 at www.erlangen.de (PDF file; 550 kB)
• Mayor pays tribute to deceased former chief executive officer