Jürgen Borcherdt

Jürgen Borcherdt (born April 24, 1870 in Uetersen ; † May 13, 1956 there ) was a Low German comedy and antics author and writer .

Life

He was born in Uetersen and attended school there. He then did an apprenticeship as a cooper and then became a professional soldier for twelve years and served in the artillery in Rendsburg . After completing his military service, he was taken on as a post office clerk and worked for a short time in Mainz. In 1902 Borcherdt returned to Uetersen and retired as postal inspector in 1935. Jürgen Borcherdt died on May 13, 1956 in his apartment in Uetersen. His Low German works are still performed today on German amateur theaters.

Works (selection)

• Fräulein Swiegerdaughter, Low German comedy in one act (Uetersen, self-published 1920)
• Age does not protect against folly, Low German farce with singing in one act (Uetersen, self-published 1921)
• Dat geiht to wiet, Low German comedy in one act - 3rd edition (Uetersen, self-published 1921)
• Dat Stadtfräulein, Low German comedy in 2 acts - 3rd edition (Uetersen 1921)
• Hein Eggers, Low German Comedy in One Act (Uetersen, self-published 1921)
• Schön is de Jugend, Low German farce with singing in one act (Uetersen, self-published 1921)
• Uns Modersprak, Low German comedy in one act - 2nd edition (Uetersen, self-published, 1921)
• In'n Lindenkrog, Low German Schwank in one act (Uetersen, self-published 1922)
• Paul un sien cousin, Low German comedy in two acts (Uetersen, self-published 1922)
• Dat "better girls", Low German comedy in two acts (Uetersen, self-published, 1924)
• Patzköpp, Low German Schwank in one act (Uetersen, self-published 1924)
• Liselotte, Low German Schwank in three acts (Uetersen, self-published 1925)
• Liselotte, Low German Schwank in three acts. - 2nd edition (Uetersen, self-published 1931)
• Dat "better girls", Low German comedy in 2 acts. - [new edition] (Karl Mahnke Verlag Verden / Aller approx. 1960)
• Liselotte, Schwank in three acts [new edition] (Karl Mahnke Verlag Verden / Aller approx. 1960)
• Paul un sien cousin, Low German comedy in two acts [new edition] (Karl Mahnke Verlag Verden / Aller approx. 1960)
• Dat Stadtfräulein, Low German comedy in two acts [new edition] (Karl Mahnke Verlag Verden / Aller approx. 1960)
• Uns Moderspraak, Höögspill on a trip [new edition] (Karl Mahnke Verlag Verden / Aller approx. 1960)
• Patzköpp, En Funny Spill in 1 trip [new edition] (Karl Mahnke Verlag Verden / Aller approx. 1960)

literature

• Institute for Low German Language (INS)
• Joint library network of the 7 northern German federal states (GBV)
• Claus Schuppenhauer: Lexicon of Low German Authors Schuster Verlag, Leer 1975
• Michelsen, Friedrich W .: Low German Bibliography (list of the Low German writings and sound carriers published independently between 1945 and 1970) Schuster Verlag, Leer 2002.