Jean-Georges Lossier
Jean-Georges Lossier (born September 1, 1911 in Geneva ; † May 3, 2004 in Thônex ) was a Swiss writer , literary critic and sociologist .
biography
Jean-Georges Lossier, born as the son of a watchmaker in the old town of Geneva, studied sociology at the University of Geneva after graduating from high school . He completed his studies in 1937 with a dissertation on Proudhon . At the same time he completed his apprenticeship as a composer with Joseph Lauber at the end of the 1920s . However, he gave up composing towards the end of the 1930s and turned (mainly) to lyric poetry; In addition, between 1961 and 1976 he wrote regular literary reviews for the daily newspaper Journal de Genève and contributions for Radio Suisse Romande .
Lossier worked all his life at the ICRC , where he was editor-in-chief of the Revue Internationale de la Croix Rouge from 1950 to 1976 . Habilitated in 1948 , he was also a lecturer in sociology at the University of Geneva from 1949 to 1955 .
In 1939 his first volume of poetry, Saison de l'espoir , was published in Paris . This was followed by a few more at more or less long intervals: they were all brought out in 1995 under the title Poésie complète .
Jean-Georges Lossier died at the age of 92 near his native Geneva.
Works
Poetry
- Saisons de l'espoir . Editions Corréa, Paris 1939
- Haute cité . Editions Kundig, Geneva 1943
- Chanson de misère . Editions Seghers, Paris 1952
- You plus loin . Editions La Baconnière, Neuchâtel 1966
- Le long voyage . Editions L'Age d'Homme, Lausanne 1979
- Lieu d'exil . Editions Empreintes, Lausanne 1990
- Poésie complète 1939–1994 . Editions Empreintes, Lausanne 1995, ISBN 2-940133-07-7
sociology
- Le Rôle social de l'art selon Proudhon . Vrin, Paris 1937
- Solidarity. Moral Significance of the Red Cross . Lang, Bern 1947
- Les Civilizations et le service du prochain . La Colombe, Paris 1958
Correspondence
- Pourquoi serions-nous heureux? Correspondance 1945–1982 (with Alice Rivaz ). Editions Zoé, Geneva 2008, ISBN 978-2-88182-635-1
Awards
- 1943 Prize for individual work from the Swiss Schiller Foundation (for Haute Cité )
- 1946 Prix Edgar Poe
- 1959 Prix Broquette-Gonin of the Académie française
- 1966 Prix des écrivains genevois of the city of Geneva
- 1980 Prix Louise Labé
- 1999 Prix quadriennal de la Ville de Genève (for his complete works)
- 2002 Prix de la Commission de littérature de langue française du Canton de Berne (for his complete works)
literature
- Alice Rivaz, Jean-Georges Lossier, Poésie et Vie intérieure , Editions Universitaires Friborg, Friborg 1986, ISBN 2-8271-0345-1
- Ecriture 54, Lausanne 1999, pp. 170-185
- La Revue de Belles-Lettres, Jean-Georges Lossier , No. 3/4, Geneva 2001, ISSN 0035-1016
- M.-H. Soulet, “La solidarité chez Jean-Georges L.”, in La solidarité: exigence morale ou obligation publique , ed. by M.-H. Soulet, 2004, pp. 195-217
- Patrick Amstutz, "La lumière de Ruysbroeck ou l'ombre portée de la mystique dans l'œuvre de Jean-Georges L.", in Ombre et lumière dans la poésie belge et suisse de langue française , ed. by E. Lysøe, P. Schnyder, 2007, pp. 257-271
Web links
- Patrick Amstutz / CN: Lossier, Jean-Georges. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Entry about Jean-Georges Lossier in the lexicon of the Association of Authors of Switzerland
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Lossier, Jean-Georges |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss writer, literary critic and sociologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 1, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Geneva |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 3, 2004 |
| Place of death | Thônex |