Julius Leithäuser

Karl Julius Leithäuser (born April 11, 1861 in Barmen , today Wuppertal , † June 10, 1945 in Bad Godesberg ) was a German philologist , writer , name researcher and dialectologist.

Life

Leithäuser was born on April 11, 1861 in Barmen , today a district of Wuppertal , in poor circumstances. After attending the secondary school in Barmen, he began to study philology in Halle (Saale) in 1881 , after which he worked as an assistant teacher in his native town of Barmen from 1885. In 1887 he switched to teaching at the Barmer Realgymnasium .

His first publication on the subject of Gallicisms in Lower Rhine dialects appeared as early as 1891 . After his marriage to Elise Wirminghaus in 1891, he published numerous works on the Bergisch toponymy , on the history of the Wuppertal and also on the history of his secondary school. His works about and in Bergisch dialects, most of which he published under the pseudonym JL Gemarker , received widespread attention .

In 1923 he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Cologne . In 1925 he was made an honorary member of the Bergisches Geschichtsverein . In the same year he quit school due to a chronic respiratory illness and taught the subject "Bergische Mundart" until 1937. His wife died in 1937.

During the air raid on Barmen in 1943, he and his house lost all of his documents. On September 11th of the same year he moved to Bad Godesberg, where he died at the age of 84.

Publications

As Julius Leithäuser:

• 1891: Gallicisms in Lower Rhine dialects. (Supplement to the annual report of the Realgymnasium in Barmen) ( digitized version )
• 1896: Directory of the teachers' library of the Realgymnasium zu Barmen.
• 1896: The oldest first names in Wuppertal.
• 1901: Bergische place names: The terrain, the waters, the plants
• 1903: History of the secondary school in Barmen, 1823 to 1903.
• 1906: Folklore from the Bergisches Lande.
• 1906–1907: Animal names in the Bergisch Volksmunde. Part 1 - So 'Beester! and part 2: Lewenskameröt ( digitized version )
• 1908: Barmer family name. In: Linguistic and cultural-historical sketches: For the centenary of Barmen
• 1909: Written language and dialect in the Bergisches Lande.
• 1910: Elberfeld field names. In: Journal of the Bergisches Geschichtsverein . Vol. 43

From 1910 mainly as JL Gemarker

• 1910: Wichelkus' cap. Volume 1: En Barmer Jongesgeschichte.
• 1912: Wichelkus' cap. Volume 2: Stadtossen: En Barmer Jongesgeschichte.
• 1912: Wichelkus' cap. Volume 3: Baaskääls: En Barmer Jongesgeschichte.
• 1912: Bergische plant names. ( Digitized version )
• 1913: Allerhangk Fazüner: Comedies, Schwänklein and résumés.
• 1913: Famillege Wichelkus. Part 1.
• 1914: Famillege Wichelkus. Volume 2.
• 1914: Famillege Wichelkus. Volume 3.
• 1914–1922: Folklore and local history of the Wupperland.
• 1914–1922: Hubbelspön.
• 1914–1922: Supplements to the Barmer dictionary.
• 1922: Olt-Wopperdal - En Barmer Chruanik.
• 1923: Low German at our secondary schools - commemorative publication for the centenary of the secondary school.
• 1926: Funny Knäpper: Comedies, Schwänklein and résumés.
• 1927: Folklore and local history of the Wupperland: The development of the Wuppertal textile industry in the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries.
• 1929: Dictionary of the Barmer dialect: together with an outline of the language teaching.
• 1930: Lenz on Äänz.
• 1930: 32 family tables of the Wirminghaus family.
• 1931: In the afterglow: Memories. (Detailed reports on the experiences of a person who stayed at home during the First World War)
• 1933: Ut Olle Tieden: En Wopperdaler Chruanik
• 1933: Hubbelspön
• 1936: En Nuat on Duad: Kreegserennerongen.
• 1936: Supplements to the "Barmer dictionary".
• 1937: A woman's life: a small memorial, dedicated to his deceased wife.
• 1938: Pottgeschräbels.
• 1940: Feldblömkes: Ledsches on Rimkes.
• 1940: Feldgrau: Little War Booklet.
• 1940: En Nuat on Duad: War Booklet.
• 1941: a legacy. (on his 80th birthday)

Web links

• Literature by and about Julius Leithäuser in the catalog of the German National Library