Hanspeter Niederberger

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Hanspeter Niederberger (* 1952 ; † 2000 ) was a Swiss legend researcher , author , storyteller and teacher in Giswil .

Life

Niederberger was a researcher, collector and expert on Unterwaldner sagas. In his book Geister, Bann und Herrgottswinkel he published part of his extensive collection. Objects from the collection were given to the Historical Museum Obwalden .

The literary evening “Vo Gschicht zu Gschicht” organized by IG Buch Obwalden annually between 2001 and 2016 was launched in memory of Hanspeter Niederberger.

Works

  • Hanspeter Niederberger (author) and Christof Hirtler (author, illustrator): Geister, Bann and Herrgottswinkel. Brunner, Kriens 2000, ISBN 978-3-905198-54-6 .
  • Hanspeter Niederberger (author), Romano Cuonz (author) and Christof Hirtler (illustrator): Three ingenious Obwalden: hotel king, manufacturer, mountain railway builder, inventor, painter, fantasy. Brunner Edition Magma, Kriens 1998, ISBN 978-3-905198-45-4 .
  • Hanspeter Niederberger (preface): Legends of Switzerland: Unterwalden. Ex Libris Verlag, Zurich 1986 (= Legends of Switzerland , Volume 8).
  • Christof Hirtler (photographs); Heidy Gasser , Marbeth Reif, Sabi Zurgilgen , Peter Ming, Hanspeter Niederberger (texts): Images of people. Portraits of Obwalden residents. Landenberg Verlag, Sarnen 1992.
  • Hanspeter Niederberger: The century year. In: Luke Gasser (Ed.): Derfall 1998. A cultural project by Luke Gasser. 1999.
  • Hanspeter Niederberger: Giswiler sagas , with drawings by primary school students for the anniversary of the Alpine Society. Giswil 1984.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Annual report 2011 . (PDF) Historical Association Obwalden
  2. ↑ Foreword to: The Fifth Room - Twelve Mysterious Stories . (PDF)
personal data
SURNAME Niederberger, Hanspeter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss legend researcher, author, narrator and teacher in Giswil
DATE OF BIRTH 1952
DATE OF DEATH 2000