Josef Pröbsting

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Josef Pröbsting (born August 5, 1920 in Münster- Roxel ; † December 11, 1992 in Münster ) was a German poet and interpreter .

Life

In his parents' company, Pröbsting learned the glazing and painting trade as part of an apprenticeship. After completing his apprenticeship, he worked as a designer and painter at the Metropol Theater in Berlin . During the Second World War , Pröbsting served as a soldier in Poland , Russia and France . During the war he was taken prisoner in France and the USA . He worked as an interpreter for the US Army . After 1945, Pröbsting worked as a truck driver in the USA for a year. He then took over his parents' business in Münster- Roxel . He passed his master craftsman examination in 1949. In order to be able to start working as an interpreter for the Bundeswehr , he leased the family business. He acquired his teaching license at the Bundeswehr University in Bonn and Hamburg . In 1959 Pröbsting founded two private boarding schools in Münster-Roxel. The Roxel Citizens' Chapel was founded in 1960 on the initiative of Pröbsting. Since 1960 Pröbsting worked as an arbitrator , for which he was awarded in 1985 for 25 years of activity. In addition, Pröbsting was a member of the Münster City Council. For the CDU he was a member of the local community assembly from 1969 to 1974. Pröbsting was honored for special merits in the musical life of the city of Münster. He was also awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon .

As a dialect and native poet , Pröbsting published poems in Low German . "My goal is to promote and preserve the Low German dialect," said Pröbsting, explaining his commitment to writing. In addition, Pröbsting made a home film in Super 8 format .

On December 11, 1992 Pröbsting died and was buried in the cemetery in Münster-Roxel.

The Heimat- und Kulturkreis Roxel eV organizes regular reading evenings in memory of Pröbsting.

Works (selection)

  • From the Heidorn to the Ächterhoek, from Altenroxel to the Brock. Pictures, poems and stories from Roxel . Münster-Roxel 1987 ( limited preview in the Google book search).
  • Dat Mönsterländske Jaohr. Um, Hiärm . Münster-Roxel 1988.
  • Mönsterländske Döönkes and poems by Jägers, Pastörs and Buern . Münster-Roxel 1989.
  • Dat laughing Mönsterland. Met funny and reflective poems, Döönkes and Sprüchskes för Jeddereen . Munster-Roxel 1990.
  • Up visit. Mönsterländske local history . Münster-Roxel 1991.
  • Mien Mönsterland. Poetry book in Mönsterländsk Platt . Münster-Roxel 1992.
  • Reference work - Low German literature . Munster 1993.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p Josef Pröbsting in the Lexicon of Westphalian authors , accessed on February 22, 2013
  2. ↑ Music corps of the Münster Volunteer Fire Brigade: The History , accessed on February 22, 2013
  3. ^ Association of German Arbitrators and Arbitrators eV : Personals - Honors (PDF; 36 kB), in: Arbitration Office newspaper, 56th year 1985, issue 02, page 32a
  4. ↑ ins-db.de: Josef Pröbsting  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 22, 2013@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.ins-db.de  
  5. ↑ a b c d Westfälische Nachrichten : Memory of Josef Pröbsting: The 20th anniversary of the death of the popular Roxel local poet / Low German Evening , Münster-Roxel, Thomas Schubert, October 31, 2012
  6. ^ Westfälische Nachrichten : An evening under the sign of Josef Pröbsting: Hannes Demming read from the works of the local poet , Münster-Roxel, Thomas Usselmann, February 15, 2013
  7. ↑ Westfälische Nachrichten : "Keeping the beautiful Münsterländer Platt alive": Hearth fire evening of the Roxeler Heimat- und Kulturkreis , Münster-Roxel, Katrin Moser, December 3, 2013
  8. ^ Westfälische Nachrichten : Remembrance of Josef Pröbsting , Münster / Umgebung, Münster-Roxel, February 8, 2013

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personal data
SURNAME Pröbsting, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German poet and interpreter
DATE OF BIRTH August 5, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Munster- Roxel
DATE OF DEATH December 11, 1992
Place of death Muenster