Josef Reinhart

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Josef Reinhart (born September 1, 1875 near Rüttenen ; † April 14, 1957 in Solothurn ) was a Swiss folk writer .

Life

Galmis

As a farmer's child, he grew up on a farm in Galmis, a small valley through which the road from Rüttenen to Balm near Günsberg leads. From 1894 Josef Reinhart worked as a primary school teacher in Niedererlinsbach and later in Schönenwerd .

After his first poetic attempts in the magazine of the student union Wengia , he published his first volume of poetry, Liedli ab em Land , in 1897 and, four years later, the Gschichtli ab em Land with considerable success . In 1903 the native Catholic converted to the Christian Catholic Church . In the years that followed, Reinhart's fame grew with the publication of further novellas and poems in Solothurn Swiss German as well as increasingly high German stories.

After studying in Zurich and Bern , he was elected to teach German at the seminar department of the Solothurn Cantonal School and subsequently moved to the capital of the canton with his family in 1912. As a co-founder and publisher of various magazines and series of publications, through his commitment to the organization of cultural events as well as in youth and adult education, but primarily through his continued writing activity - in which he again turned to dialect in the field of folk poetry, which, however, also extended to biographical and general educational works for young people (in German) - Josef Reinhart became a very respected personality in the city in which he lived from then on. From 1924 to 1927 he was senior journeyman (chairman) of the Solothurn pottery society , a lecture society founded in 1857.

His work has been recognized by various honors, including an honorary doctorate from the University of Bern in 1936 . An eleven-volume Reinhart complete edition was published by Verlag Sauerländer from 1944 to 1955 . The author, who retired in 1945, published numerous articles in newspapers and magazines until his death in 1957. In 1916, 1936 and 1952 he won prizes from the Swiss Schiller Foundation , and in 1944 the youth book prize from the Swiss Teachers' Association .

Josef Reinhart died on April 14, 1957 as a result of a stroke he had suffered a few days earlier . He is buried in an honorary grave donated by the canton in the St. Niklaus cemetery.

The estate of Joseph Reinhart is located in the Swiss Literary Archives in Bern .

Works (selection)

Original editions

  • Liedli ab em Land , 1897
  • Gschichtli from em country . Sauerlander, Aarau 1901
  • Homely Lüt. History for the upper seat . Francke, Bern 1905
  • Urban and countryside. History for the upper seat . Francke, Bern 1907
  • Homesick land. Stories from a lonely world . Wiegandt & Grieben, Berlin 1910
  • In the green chlee. Neui Liedli from em country . Francke, Bern 1913
  • Stories from the Sommerhalde . Francke, Bern 1917
  • Forest bird cyte. History from home . Francke, Bern 1917
  • 's Mueterguet. Gschichten from my home . Reinhardt, Basel 1920
  • The Galmisbub. Stories for young and old . Francke, Bern 1922
  • Dr Schuelheer von Gummetal. History-n-pictures and pictures . Francke, Bern 1925
  • Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi . A picture of life . Friedrich Reinhardt, Basel 1926
  • The boys of St. Ursen. A boy story from the revolutionary era . Francke, Bern 1928
  • The rebel school. A new boy story from the revolutionary era . Francke, Bern 1929
  • The doctor from the Sunnegass. History and pictures us sym Labe . Francke, Bern 1931
  • Heroes and helpers. Pictures of life shown for the youth . Sauerländer, Aarau 1931
  • The light of the weisse Fluh. A story for the youth . Francke, Bern 1932
  • Solothurn Lüt. Pictures and story . Sauerländer, Aarau 1935
  • Mother A picture of life . Sauerländer, Aarau 1935 (biography of Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi's pupil Elise Ruepp )
  • Lehrzyt. Pictures and stories from my lords . Francke, Bern 1938

Work edition

  • Collected Works. 11 volumes. Sauerländer, Aarau 1944–55

literature

  • Georg Küffer: Josef Reinhart. For the 50th birthday. Francke, Bern 1925.
  • Solothurnerland - home country. To the poet and educator Josef Reinhart on his seventieth birthday with sincere gratitude for his work in the service of the homeland. Sauerlander, Aarau 1945.
  • Fritz Wartenweiler : Happy! From the life and work of Josef Reinhart. Rotapfel, Zurich 1955.
  • Paul Zinsli and Otto Basler : Josef Reinhart. Appreciation of his literary work. Sauerländer, Aarau 1958.
  • Peter Schönborn: Josef Reinhart. Life and work. Dissertation. Friborg 1962. Keller, Winterthur 1964.
  • Werner Günther: Josef Reinhart. In: Poets of the New Switzerland. Volume 2. Bern 1968.
  • Solothurn Government Council (ed.): Josef Reinhart 1875–1957. On the occasion of his 100th birthday September 1st, 1975. Vogt-Schild, Solothurn 1975 ( digitized ).
  • Fred Reinhardt: Josef Reinhart. Motives and personality. Dissertation. Bern 1976.
  • Anna Stüssi: Reinhart, Josef. In: German Literature Lexicon . Biographical-bibliographical manual. 3rd, completely revised edition. Volume 12: Plachetka - Rilke. Edited by Heinz Rupp and Carl Ludwig Lang. Francke, Bern / Stuttgart 1990, Sp. 898-902.
  • Hans Erhard Gerber: Josef Reinhart. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .

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personal data
SURNAME Reinhart, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss folk writer
DATE OF BIRTH September 1, 1875
PLACE OF BIRTH at Rüttenen
DATE OF DEATH April 14, 1957
Place of death Solothurn