Jacques Wirion

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Jacques Wirion

Jacques Wirion (born April 28, 1944 in Luxembourg ) is an aphorist and essayist .

biography

Jacques Wirion was born in Luxembourg on April 28, 1944. From 1963 to 1964 he attended the Cours supérieurs in Luxembourg, in the fall of 1964 he began studying German and history in Tübingen and moved to Heidelberg in 1967 . In October of the same year he obtained his doctorate in philology in Luxembourg and has since taught German and history at various lycées in the country, most recently at the Athenaeum . From 2000 to 2006 he was chairman of the Luxembourg German teachers' association LGV (Lëtzebuerger Germanisteverband). He has been married to Josette Schmit since 1975 and has three children (François, Michèle and Marie).

Works

Jacques Wirion has worked for various Luxembourg newspapers and magazines (Lëtzebuerger Land, Escher Tageblatt, Galerie, Nos cahiers…) since 1974. Since then he has published aphorisms , but also essays and lectures on literary and philosophical topics.

more publishments

  • Stern May 31, 1978, November 29, 1979 (aphorisms)
  • New German Issues 1984 (Aphorisms)
  • The poem / magazine for poetry, essay and criticism / No. 4 / October 1996 (Limericks)

Books

  • "Saetzlinge" aphorisms - With drawings by diti (F. Didier) and two afterwords by Goethe - Editions PHI, Echternach, 1993 - ISBN 3-88865-110-7 .
  • "The moment hovers over the river" Essay - Editions PHI, Echternach, 1999 - ISBN 3-88865-175-1 .
  • "Sporen" aphorisms - With a foreword and an afterword by the author - Verlag OP DER LAY, Esch / Sauer, 2005 ISBN 2-87967-120-5
  • "Unbelief Conversation" (On the benefits and disadvantages of religion for life) - CH Beck, Munich, 2005 (together with the Germanist, Thomas Mann researcher and hymn researcher Hermann Kurzke) ISBN 3-406-53487-2
  • "Brain fleas" aphorisms - With drawings by diti (F. Didier) and an afterword by Friedemann Spicker - Editions PHI, Esch / Alzette, 2006 - ISBN 2-87962-216-6
  • "Heretisms" aphorisms - With drawings by diti (F. Didier) - Amis du Musée de l'Imprimerie / Kulturhuef Grevenmacher, 2014 without ISBN

Awards

  • Prix ​​du Concours Littéraire 1978 (Droits de l'Homme)
  • 1st Prix du Concours Littéraire National 1998 (essay)
  • Mention au Concours National de Literature 2000 (Libertés)

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personal data
SURNAME Wirion, Jacques
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Luxembourgish aphorist and essayist
DATE OF BIRTH April 28, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Luxembourg