Heiko Gauert
Heiko Gauert (born April 20, 1949 in Eckernförde ) is a German journalist, author and educator. His main field of activity is the Low German language, for which he is also extensively active as a language politician.
Life
As a journalist, Gauert works primarily for the Schleswig-Holstein newspaper publisher , including the weekly column Aktuell op Platt , and the North German broadcasting company , z. B. for the series Listen to prayers to . As an author, he has published the Low German books Amor an de Diek and Sünnschien un Wulken and the educational publication Kinder, Werbung und Konsum .
Up until 2012 he had given over 350 lectures all over northern Germany, mainly in Schleswig-Holstein, mostly in and about Low German. Among them were around 300 appearances with his program Op Plattdüütsch heet dat Moin up to 2012 . In the lecture, which is unique in Northern Germany, he reports on the history and meaning of the Low German language in a popular science manner and gives numerous thoughtful and humorous text examples.
Gauert is a member of the Federal Council for Low German as well as the Low German Council of the State of Schleswig-Holstein , the Advisory Board for Low German in the Schleswig-Holstein State Parliament and the Committee for Low German and Frisian at the Schleswig-Holstein Homeland Association . He is particularly committed to teaching Low German language skills in state educational institutions.
Heiko Gauert lived in Silzen and ran the Wilhelm Käber Community School in Hohenlockstedt . He retired in 2014. Since then, Gauert has lived in Damp and as "Baas" runs the "Plattdüütsch Gill Eckernför Johann Hinrich Fehrs".
Honors
- 2013: Medal of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
Books and writings
- Sünnschien and Wulken . Verlag Jung, Kiel, 2004, ISBN 3-89882-042-4
- Amor an de Diek and other stories in Standard German un op Plattdüütsch . Fresenborg-Verlag, St. Peter-Ording, 1999, ISBN 3-932359-04-6
- Youth, advertising and consumption: a contribution to the consumption skills of young people. Consumer Institute Foundation, Berlin, 2000, ISBN 3-923798-87-3 . Retrieved October 20, 2015 .
- Advertising, Youth and Consumption: Action-Oriented Lessons in Consumer Education . Consumer Institute Foundation, Berlin, 1996, ISBN 3-923798-57-1
Web links
- Heiko Gauert in the Low German Bibliography and Biography (PBuB)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Eckernförder Zeitung: Ein Jahrhundert Plattdüütsch Gill from March 3, 2012. Accessed on October 20, 2015 .
- ↑ VHS Hohenlockstedt
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gauert, Heiko |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German journalist, author and educator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 20, 1949 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Eckernförde |