Johann Georg Hufnagel

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Memorial plaque on Hufnagel's house in Speyer

Johann Georg Hufnagel (born August 5, 1869 in Altheim , † October 21, 1951 in Speyer ) was a German homeland poet .

Life

The trained shoemaker lived in Speyer from 1895. As a local poet, he made a name for himself beyond the Speyer region. In addition to small volumes of poetry, poems and essays appeared regularly under the heading Letters from the Palatinate in the Speyergau homeland sheets.

There is a Georg-Hufnagel-Weg in Speyer .

Works

  • What I haven't forgotten: Experiences from my childhood , Nimtz, Speyer a. Rh. 1914
  • Our youth in great times 1914/15 , Meininger, Neustadt ad Hdt. 1915
  • Am Röhrenbrunnen , stories for young and old, Jul. Kranzbühler & Cie, Speyer am Rhein 1923
  • Hammer sounds , poems, Jul. Kranzbühler & Cie, Speyer a. Rh. 1924
  • Wrestling people: stories , Klambt, Speyer a. Rh. 1932
  • The tower keeper and other stories for children of all ages , Speyer a. Rh. 1944
  • Hufnagel, Johann Georg. A craftsman's way . In: Gemeinde-Anzeiger for the north u. West Palatinate , Volume 24, 1961, No. 1–38 autobiography in series

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Fred Oberhauser: Literary guide through Germany. An island travel dictionary for the Federal Republic of Germany and Berlin , Insel-Verlag, 1983, page 667, ISBN 3-458-14083-2 excerpt
personal data
SURNAME Hufnagel, Johann Georg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German homeland poet
DATE OF BIRTH August 5, 1869
PLACE OF BIRTH Altheim
DATE OF DEATH October 21, 1951
Place of death Speyer , Rhineland-Palatinate