Hermann Braun (folklorist)
Hermann Georg Braun (born July 10, 1909 in Fleißen , † February 5, 2005 in Marktredwitz ) was a German folklorist and linguist of the Egerland . His main occupation was a teacher and also worked for 32 years as a local politician on the town council of Marktredwitz, also as the third mayor.
Life
Braun studied German, folklore , history , geography , philosophy and musicology at the Eberhard Karls University in Tübingen , the Ruprecht Karls University in Heidelberg , the University of Leipzig , the Philipps University in Marburg and the Karls University in Prague . Until 1940, the doctor of philosophy worked at the German Institute of Leipzig University. He worked as a teacher at the municipal vocational school and as the rector of the adult education center in Marktredwitz.
As a historian, folklorist and philologist, he dealt scientifically with regional literature, history and dialect of the so-called Norgau region and also lectured at the Marktredwitz adult education center. He was the editor of the tribal magazine Der Egerländer of Eghalanda Gmoin and from 1981 chairman of the board of the Egerland-Kulturhaus- Stiftung in Marktredwitz.
Publications (selection)
- Word geography of the historical Egerland with a word atlas . Niemeyer , Halle (Saale) 1938.
- History of the Egerland . Niemeyer, Halle (Saale) 1938.
- Old Redwitz. Documentation in pictures . Volksbildungswerk, Marktredwitz 1960. 2nd edition 1971; 3rd edition 1981
- Northern Bavarian. A local linguistic knowledge of the Sechsämter, Stift and Egerland . Volksbildungswerk, Marktredwitz 1962.
- Large dictionary of the dialects of the Sechsämter, Stift and Egerland . Several volumes. Egerland Museum, Marktredwitz 1981ff.
- North Bavarian dictionary of the six offices, pen and Egerland . 2 volumes. Schmitz, Giessen 2004.
literature
- Braun, Hermann. In: Josef Weinmann (Ed.): Egerländer Biografisches Lexikon Volume 1, Bayreuth 1985.
Honors
- 1983: Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class
- 1984: Nordgaupreis of the Oberpfälzer Kulturbund in the category "Heimatpflege"
- 1984: Honorary citizenship of Marktredwitz
- 1991: Sudeten German People's Award of the Sudeten German Landsmannschaft
- 1996: Egerland culture award "Johannes von Tepl", Egerland cultural workers working group
- 2004: Culture Prize of the Fichtelgebirgsverein
- Federal emblem of the Eghalanda Gmoin
Web links
- Literature by and about Hermann Braun in the catalog of the German National Library
- Heike Nasritdinova: Braun, Dr. Hermann . Entry in the database of the Oberpfälzer Kulturbund (currently not available)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Braun, Hermann |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Braun, Hermann Georg (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German local historian, linguist, teacher and local politician |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1909 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Diligence |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 5, 2005 |
| Place of death | Marktredwitz |