Heinrich Ellermann

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Heinrich Ellermann (born February 12, 1905 in Hamburg ; † August 13, 1991 in Vaduz , Liechtenstein ) was a German literary scholar , publisher and founding member of the Liechtenstein PEN Club .

Life

After studying literature, Ellermann aspired to a university career , but the seizure of power by the National Socialists destroyed all efforts in this direction. Instead, he founded the Heinrich Ellermann publishing house in 1934 , which specialized primarily in poetry. From 1934 he gave the literary magazine Das Gedicht. Leaves out for the poetry , which appeared until 1944 and provided a niche for some writers deviating from the party line who had not emigrated, such as Gottfried Benn , Ernst Stadler and Georg Trakl .

After the Second World War , his publishing house specialized in children's and youth literature . In 1957 Ellermann published texts by the poet Nelly Sachs, who lived in exile in Sweden, and from 1961 to 1971 he edited a number of titles by Russian authors in the Small Russian Library . This series was controversial during the Cold War .

In 1978 he took part in the founding of the Liechtenstein PEN Club and was Vice President of it until his death. In his honor, a scholarship was set up to support older writers in particular for a period of nine months. The first scholarship holder was Christine Koschel , whose first work Den Windschädel wear was published by Ellermann in 1961. He was succeeded by Peter Kurzck .

literature

  • Obituary for Heinrich Ellermann . In: Der Spiegel . No. 34 August 1991.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Heinrich Ellermann Grant. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 3, 2010 ; Retrieved October 10, 2009 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.pen-club.li
personal data
SURNAME Ellermann, Heinrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German literary scholar and publisher
DATE OF BIRTH February 12, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH August 13, 1991
Place of death Vaduz