Jozef Gara
Józef Gara (born January 29, 1929 - † July 10, 2013 ) was a Polish miner and, after his retirement, writer, editor and author of poems and songs in Wilmesaurian .
Wilmesaurisch is an endangered language that is still spoken by around 70 people in Wilamowice , Upper Silesia .
After his retirement, Józef Gara set himself the task of promoting the language, collecting and editing poems, and writing his own poems and songs. From 2004 to 2006 he gave language lessons at the local elementary school .
In 2012 he got in touch with Wikimedia in Poland. He licensed his works under a Creative Commons license and had himself recorded speaking Wilmesaurian words.
Works
- Zbiór wierszy o wilamowskich obrzędach i obyczajach oraz Słownik języka wilamowskiego . Bielsko-Biała, 2004. ISBN 83-914917-8-1 .
- Kronika historyczna miasteczka Wilamowice . Wilamowice, 2007.
- “Wymysöjer śtytła” - miasteczko Wilamowice oraz jego osobliwości zawarte w zbiorze piosenek wilamowskich . Wilamowice, 2007.
Web links
Wikisource: Józef Gara - sources and full texts
- Józef Gara's obituary (Polish, accessed March 22, 2014)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gara, Jozef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Polish miner, writer and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 29, 1929 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 10, 2013 |