Helmut Sembdner

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Helmut Sembdner (born January 27, 1914 in Posen ; † June 25, 1997 in Öschelbronn near Pforzheim ) was a German editor , literary scholar and teacher who is considered an important Heinrich von Kleist researcher. He is the namesake of the Kleist Sembdner archive in Heilbronn, which was built up from his collection.

Life

Helmut Sembdner attended from 1920 to 1928 in Berlin the Luisengymnasium Berlin and from 1928 to 1933 in Stuttgart , the Free Waldorf School in Stuttgart , which he left in 1933 with the Abitur. From 1933 to 1939 he studied German , history , philosophy , theater studies and newspaper studies at the University of Berlin . At this time he began to work with Kleist. He completed his studies with a doctorate in German and newspaper studies.

From 1939 to 1945 he was stationed as a soldier in various countries, such as Poland , the Netherlands and Italy . In 1944 he married the master photographer Johanna von Kamptz († 1996). The marriage resulted in a son born in 1947.

From 1945 to 1950 he was a teacher at an adult education center and then from 1950 to 1963 he worked as a full teacher at the Waldorf School in Stuttgart. At the same time he was from 1951 to 1963 editor-in- chief of the magazine Erziehungskunst of the Association of Free Waldorf Schools in Germany. From 1964 to 1977 he was an academic and senior counselor at the University of Stuttgart . In 1984 he was awarded the title of professor by the state of Baden-Württemberg in recognition of his literary work.

As a Kleist researcher, Helmut Sembdner did a lot to research the life and work of Heinrich von Kleist. The archive in Heilbronn is an important place for in-depth research on Kleist. In 1991 he sold his collection and offered the less valuable remaining pieces to the Berlin State Library , when the Berlin State Library waved them off, the city of Heilbronn acquired them.

Fonts (selection)

A directory of Helmut Sembdner's publications up to his death is available from: Peter Staengle : Helmut Sembdner's estate in the Kleist Sembdner archive. Directory . Kleist Archive Sembdner, Heilbronn 2006, p. 109ff. (Heilbronner Kleist Repertories, Vol. 2). It shows "editions and independent writings" (32 numbers) and "articles in newspapers, magazines and compilations" (45 numbers).

  • The Berliner Abendblätter Heinrich von Kleist, their sources and their editors. Weidmann, Berlin 1939 (Reprint: Kleist-Archiv Sembdner, Heilbronn 2011, ISBN 978-3-940494-41-2 )
  • Kleist in poetry . Insel Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1977 (epilogue and edited by Helmut Sembdner), Insel-Bücherei 984/2 - ISBN 3-458-08984-5 (2nd edition 1985)
  • Heinrich von Kleist's traces of life. 1957. - 7th, exp. 1996 edition
  • Heinrich von Kleist: About the puppet theater. Essays u. Anecdotes. With drawings by Oskar Schlemmer . Insel Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1980 (text revision and compilation by Helmut Sembdner), IB 481 / 1B - ISBN 3-458-08481-9 (9th edition 1995)
  • Heinrich von Kleist: Complete Works and Letters. Edited by Helmut Sembdner. Munich 1952. (and further revisions and extensions up to the 9th edition 1993)
  • Kleist Bibliography 1803–1862. 1966.
  • In terms of Kleist. Contributions to research by Helmut Sembdner . Carl Hanser, Munich 1974, ISBN 3-446-11844-6 (3rd, possibly edition 1994 - reprint: Kleist-Archiv Sembdner, Heilbronn 2014, ISBN 978-3-940494-66-5 )
  • The Detmold "Käthchen von Heilbronn". An unknown stage version by Heinrich von Kleist . Winter, Heidelberg 1981, ISBN 3-533-02954-9 (edited by Helmut Sembdner)
  • Kleist's Detmold "Käthchen". From the discovery of an important stage manuscript. Extended print version of the lecture on the occasion of the New Books 1981 exhibition on November 22, 1981 in the Heilbronn City Library . Heilbronn City Administration, Heilbronn 1982 (edited by Helmut Sembdner)
  • Heinrich v. Kleist's fame. A history of impact in documents. 1984
  • Assessor Hitzig, War Councilor Peguilhen and Heinrich von Kleist. A Berlin episode. With the facsimile of Kleist's letter to Hitzig of October 2, 1810 . Heilbronn City Administration, Heilbronn 1994 (edited by Helmut Sembdner)
  • News of a useful edition. A lecture on Heinrich von Kleist's “Traces of Life” on October 18, 1994 in the Heilbronn City Library . Heilbronn City Administration, Heilbronn 1995 (edited by Helmut Sembdner)

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ New German Biography, s. literature
  2. ^ Andreas Platthaus : Oh, Käthchen. In Heilbronn there is a dispute about the Kleist archive , message, in: FAZ, August 25, 2018, p. 9
personal data
SURNAME Sembdner, Helmut
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German literary scholar and Kleist researcher
DATE OF BIRTH January 27, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Poses
DATE OF DEATH June 25, 1997
Place of death Öschelbronn near Pforzheim