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Julius Kreis , pseudonym: Justus Guckindluft , (born August 31, 1891 in Munich ; † March 31, 1933 there ) was a German writer , draftsman and book illustrator .

Julius Kreis initially worked as a primary school teacher before he had to give up his job because of a heart condition. After studying at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich , he worked as a graphic artist and freelance writer in Munich. The Münchner Illustrierte Presse and the Fliegende Blätter were the first to publish his literary texts. The Münchner Zeitung and the magazine Jugend were also his clients. From 1917 he wrote columns under the pseudonym Justus Guckindluft .

The books he wrote, some of which he illustrated himself, include:

  • From the Lord God’s Tiergarten: Funny Stories (1918)
  • The overturned Huber; Pictures from the Bavarian World Revolution (1920)
  • The Happy Birdhouse (1921)
  • Munich local history (1925)

Under the artist name "A. Kraut "he published in 1922 together with the surgeon Rudolf Grashey , who is behind the pseudonym" R. Würstl “hid the funny city guide of Munich. After his death in 1933, a collection of his texts appeared under the name Ringspiel des Alltags . On April 22, 1947, Obermenzinger Bogenstrasse was renamed Julius-Kreis-Strasse . Julius Kreis is buried in Munich's Ostfriedhof .

literature

  • Werner Ebnet: You lived in Munich: biographies from eight centuries . Allitera Verlag, Munich, 2016, ISBN 978-3-86906-744-5 , p. 340.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Munich Stories , accessed on December 29, 2016
  2. ↑ Taxi Courier June 2016 , accessed on December 29, 2016

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personal data
SURNAME Circle, Julius
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Guckindluft, Justus (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer, draftsman and book illustrator
DATE OF BIRTH August 31, 1891
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH March 31, 1933
Place of death Munich