Heribert A. Hilgers

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Heribert Augustinus Hilgers (born October 8, 1935 in Cologne - Lindenthal , † December 6, 2012 in Cologne) was a German philologist , linguist , author , professor at the University of Cologne and an expert on Ripuarian dialects and especially Kölsch .

Life

Heribert A.Hilgers - Grave on the Cologne South Cemetery

Hilgers grew up in Cologne-Sülz . He did his Abitur at the Apostle High School. He studied German and Latin in Cologne and Tübingen and graduated with the state examination. From 1971, the year of his doctorate, until 1997, he ran the university's philosophy faculty. He worked as a private lecturer at the Institute for German Language and Literature I at the university, most recently as academic director, and in the academic examination office of the faculty, for a long time as its head. With his contributions to the history of Cologne's language and literature, which were also regularly picked up by the Cologne press, he was known far beyond the university.

Hilgers was on the advisory board of the Akademie för uns kölsche Sproch and as chairman of the Heimatverein Alt Köln (1980–2004), where he was particularly involved in supporting the performances of Kumede .

His grave is located in Cologne's southern cemetery (hall 27 no. 807). It lies next to the grave of his friend Henner Berzau .

Honors

Hilgers was the recipient of the Rhineland Taler , received the Federal Cross of Merit in 1995 and the Franz Peter Kürten Award in 2001 for special services to Rhenish dialect literature and Rhenish customs.

literature

  • Heribert A. Hilgers: The tradition of the Valerius Maximus interpretation of Heinrich von Mügeln . Preliminary studies for e. critical edition (=  Cologne German Studies . Volume 8 ). Böhlau, Cologne / Vienna 1973, ISBN 3-412-00573-8 (also: Cologne, Univ., Philos. Fac., Diss. 1971).
  • Heribert A. Hilgers (ed.): Dem Här zo yours . the first "kölsche Jebettboch". ISBN 3-7616-0645-1 .
  • Heribert A. Hilgers (Text) NN (Photos): Gates and Towers . Image documentation for the medal series "Kölner Stadttore". Ed .: Kreissparkasse Köln. Kreissparkasse Köln (around 1987).
  • Heribert A. Hilgers: Alaaf! A cheer from Cologne. Greven-Verlag, Cologne 2009, ISBN 978-3-7743-0427-7 .
  • Henner Berzau: The Henner Berzau book . selected songs and other Cologne texts. Ed .: Heribert A. Hilgers (=  contributions to Cologne history, language and character . Volume 75 ). Heimatverein Alt-Köln, Cologne 2004, ISBN 3-9806384-9-9 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ingeborg Nitt: On the death of Dr. Heribert A. Hilgers . In: Klaaf . No. 02/13 . Cologne 2013, p. 22–23 ( koelsch-akademie.de [PDF]).
  2. ^ FR: The cathedral as a leitmotif and the dialect literature . Heribert A. Hilgers honored. In: Neuss-Grevenbroicher newspaper . Neuss June 6, 2001 ( ngz-online.de [accessed January 1, 2013]).
personal data
SURNAME Hilgers, Heribert A.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hilgers, Heribert Augustine
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German scientist
DATE OF BIRTH October 8, 1935
PLACE OF BIRTH Lindenthal (Cologne)
DATE OF DEATH December 6, 2012
Place of death Cologne