Josef Hißmann
Josef Hißmann (born November 19, 1907 in Elsen ; † May 25, 1989 in Paderborn ) was a German author .
Life
Hißmann, born on November 19, 1907 in Elsen, initially worked as a railway fitter after attending elementary school . From 1930 he worked as a police officer in the Ruhr area and later as a police sports teacher in Potsdam . In 1935 he was seconded to the Wehrmacht and fought in France , Yugoslavia , Russia and Africa during World War II . After four years as a prisoner of war in Africa, he returned to Germany in 1948. He then worked as a businessman until he retired. He published his first work, Insch Allah , in 1968 , four more followed by 1987. Hißmann was honored in 1982 with the Medal of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany . He died at the age of 81.
Josef-Hißmann-Strasse in his home town of Elsen is named after Hißmann .
Works
- Insch Allah . Pöppinghaus, Bochum-Langendreer 1968. 2nd edition: Goltze, 1983, ISBN 978-3-88452-478-7 .
- Laugh, Greynen, Sunnescheynen. Roman in Paderborn dialect . Pöppinghaus, Bochum-Langendreer 1971.
- Anecdotes, stories and old pictures from the city and country of Paderborn . Gronenberg, Gummersbach 1977, ISBN 3-88265-000-1 .
- Paderborn. Sagas, legends, stories from town and country . Goltze, 1983, ISBN 978-3-88452-479-4 .
- Max and Moritz in High German and Westphalian flat . Translation. Gronenberg, Gummersbach 1987, ISBN 3-88265-146-6 .
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hißmann, Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 19, 1907 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Elsen |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 25, 1989 |
| Place of death | Paderborn |