Heinrich Wiegand (writer)
Heinrich Wiegand (born February 16, 1895 in Lindenau (Leipzig) , † January 28, 1934 in Lerici ) was a German journalist and writer .
Life
After attending the teachers' seminar in Leipzig-Connewitz, Wiegand worked as an assistant teacher in Zwickau from 1914 to 1915 . From 1915 he took part in the First World War until he was taken prisoner by the English in 1917 . In 1919 he returned to Leipzig and has worked there since 1920 as a primary school teacher and as a pianist for various cabarets .
Wiegand wrote glosses and numerous concert and theater reviews for various organs . From 1924 he worked for the Leipziger Volkszeitung . In 1928 Wiegand gave up teaching and was now mainly active as a freelance cultural journalist . Wiegand was known to numerous writers , including Walter Mehring , Joachim Ringelnatz , Max Herrmann-Neisse , Erich Weinert and Max Schwimmer . In 1924 he began his lifelong friendship with Hermann Hesse .
Wiegand went into exile in March 1933 . Before his death he started working on the novel "Fathers Without Sons".
Fonts
- On the narrow edge of a desert abyss . Collected journalism, Leipzig: Lehmstedt, 2012
- Hermann Hesse: Correspondence with Heinrich Wiegand , Berlin, Weimar: Aufbau-Verlag, 1978
- Beethoven and Schubert , Leipzig: Arbeiter-Bildungsinstitut, 1929
Web links
- Literature by and about Heinrich Wiegand in the catalog of the German National Library
- Linden tree bibliography
- Lehmstedt publishing house
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wiegand, Heinrich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 16, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lindenau (Leipzig) |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 28, 1934 |
| Place of death | Lerici |