Hermann Multhaupt

Hermann Multhaupt (born April 7, 1937 in Beverungen , North Rhine-Westphalia ) is a German writer and editor.

Life

Hermann Multhaupt grew up in Herstelle and Rheda . After high school, he initially trained as a journalist, then worked as a senior editor for various daily newspapers in Karlsruhe , Mannheim , Offenburg , Ingolstadt , Baden-Baden and later for a business publishing house. But for the longest part of his professional life, from 1979 until his retirement in 2000, he was editor-in-chief of the church newspaper Der Dom in Paderborn . His love for the theater began at an early age, which is why he also worked as a critic and author of plays and made a name for himself with it.

In addition to his journalistic work, Multhaupt wrote about 70 books with a total circulation of over 500,000 copies on various topics, including novels, poems, diaries from South America and meditation volumes . He edited a number of books about Ireland , his favorite travel destination . a. with collections of Irish blessings .

Hermann Multhaupt is a member of the German Association of Journalists and the Ruhr-Mark authors' circle .

Works (selection)

• The red light case. Four friends are chasing a mysterious man. 1977, ISBN 978-3483011398 .
• The ghost of Helimoor - a ghost story. Josef Habbel Verlag, Regensburg 1978, ISBN 978-3774803572 .
• Irish blessings for every day of the year. 2003, ISBN 978-3579054544 .
• The secret of the mussel brothers . Historical novel. St. Benno-Verlag , Leipzig 2003, ISBN 3-7462-1668-0 .
• The Hermann Multhaupt Reader 1. Stories from four decades. 2005, ISBN 978-3897103405 .
• Varus . From Herod to the battle in the Teutoburg Forest . Historical novel. St. Benno-Verlag, Leipzig 2009, ISBN 978-3-7462-2792-4 .
• Saint Kilian . Life, legend and worship. Bonifatius Druck Buch Verlag, Paderborn 2009, ISBN 978-3-89710-445-7 .
• The mystic - a historical novel. St. Benno-Verlag, Leipzig 2009, ISBN 978-3-7462-2793-1
• Elisabeth of Thuringia - a life full of love. A biographical novel. St. Benno-Verlag, Leipzig 2012, ISBN 978-3-7462-3357-4 .
• Joseph von Eichendorff - a biographical novel . St. Benno-Verlag, Leipzig 2013, ISBN 978-3-7462-3875-3 .
• Hildegard von Bingen - in his light. Novel biography. St. Benno-Verlag, Leipzig 2013, ISBN 978-3-7462-3737-4 .
• The Apostles - A Biblical Novel. St. Benno Verlag, Leipzig 2014, ISBN 978-3-74624-158-6 .
• The angels are happy: 24 Christmas stories about Martin Luther. St. Benno-Verlag, Leipzig 2016, ISBN 978-3-7462-4769-4 .
• The butcher's shop. Dialogverlag , Münster 2020, ISBN 978-3-944974-46-0 .
• A Slice of Heaven in Knock - The Mother of God appeared on an Irish rainy night. Manuela Kinzel Verlag , Göppingen 2020, ISBN 978-3-95544-141-8 .
• New sandals for Christmas? - 2 times Jesus was born and what happened afterwards. Manuela Kinzel Verlag , Göppingen 2020, ISBN 978-3-95544-150-0 .

Honors

• Work grant from the state of North Rhine-Westphalia
• 1976: Prize in the poetry competition "Das Boot" , Herne
• 1980: Hugo Carl Jüngst Medal , Hagen
• 1981: Catholic journalist award of the German Bishops' Conference
• several poetry awards

Web links

• Literature by and about Hermann Multhaupt in the catalog of the German National Library
• Hermann Multhaupt in the Lexicon of Westphalian Authors
• Multhaupt at lyrikwelt.de .
• Short biography, catalog raisonné and photo .
• Short biography with photo .