Karl Bachler (writer)

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Karl Bachler (born May 28, 1905 in Chemnitz , † February 1997 in Münster ) was a German writer , journalist and editor-in-chief .

Life

Karl Bachler studied German , art and theater history , psychology , philosophy and history at the Universities of Leipzig and Breslau . He assisted as a director and worked as a journalist since 1929. In 1930 he was awarded a Dr. phil. PhD . In his hometown of Chemnitz, he worked for a daily newspaper publisher as a feature section manager , service manager and editor-in-chief. After the Second World War , he worked as a freelance journalist and then successively headed the editorial offices of a local newspaper and a press office .

From the beginning of 1953 Bachler was part of the editorial team of the Bremen daily Weser-Kurier . He initially headed the features section and in 1955 also became deputy to the then editor-in-chief Hans Hackmack , who was one of the founders of the newspaper. As a successor to Hackmack, Bachler became the sole editor-in-chief on September 1, 1956. Until his retirement on December 31, 1970, he worked as editor-in-chief of the Weser-Kurier, his successor was the former deputy editor-in-chief Wolfgang Heyen .

Bachler was a member of the board of directors of the Rudolf Alexander Schröder Foundation and a member of the West German Association of Journalists , the Carl Schurz Society and the Bremen Historical Society .

He was married to Mathilde Gabriel since May 1951.

Works

Bachler wrote several dramas , novellas , essays and non-fiction books , including:

  • The Pritschmeister Wolfgang Ferber the Elder (1586–1657) and his position in the development of German literature. Eschenhagen, Ohlau in Silesia 1929; also: Philosophical dissertation, University of Breslau, March 15, 1930.
  • August Strindberg. A psychoanalytic study. Internationaler psychoanalytischer Verlag, Vienna 1931, from: The psychoanalytical movement. Volume 2, 1930.
  • City from the Swamp or The Yellow Rider. Play in three acts. Distribution point and publishing house for German stage writers and stage composers, Berlin 1940, 1943 [typewriter].
  • with Paul Zimmermann: The English drama from the beginning to the present. Felix Post publishing house, [Gelsenkirchen-] Buer 1947.
  • Mr. Barry's flies. Detective comedy in 3 acts. Finale, Bühnenverlag and -vertrieb, Augsburg [1954], [typescript].
  • Painted theater curtains in Germany and Austria. Bruckmann, Munich 1972, ISBN 3-7654-1427-1 .
  • with Hanns F. Dünnebier: Bruckmann's Handbuch der Moderne Druckgraphik. Bruckmann, Munich 1973, ISBN 3-7654-154-3 (non-fiction book).
  • Serigraphy. History of artist screen printing. Verlag Der Siebdruck, Lübeck 1977 (non-fiction book).
  • And the sky is always open. Baroque journeys in Germany and Austria. Weser-Kurier GmbH, Bremen 1981.

literature

  • Thomas Mann (author); Erika Mann (Ed.): Letters 1948–1955 and gleanings. S. Fischer Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1965, p. 604, note 407
  • Who's who in the Common Market's press and advertising. Intercontinental Book and Publishing Co. Ltd., Montreal 1965, p. 34
  • Who's who in Germany. Volume 1, 1990, p. 41.
  • Kürschner's German Literature Calendar 1998. Volume 61, KG Saur, Munich and Leipzig 1999, ISBN 3-598-23581-X , ISSN  0343-0936 , p. 34.
  • Anke Hees: Bachler, Karl. In: Wilhelm Kosch (founder): German Literature Lexicon . The 20th century (= The 20th century. ISBN 3-908255-00-7 ). Volume 1, KG Saur, Bern / Munich 2000, ISBN 3-908255-01-5 , Sp. 451.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b (sch): Editor-in-Chief Dr. Karl Bachler is retiring. 18 years of work for the Weser-Kurier / successor Wolfgang Heyen . In: Weser courier . December 31, 1970, ZDB -ID 126012-1 , p. 15 .
  2. ↑ a b Jürgen Bettmann: Dr. Karl Bachler died. Until 1970 he was editor-in-chief of the Weser-Kurier . In: Weser courier . February 17, 1997, ZDB -ID 126012-1 , p. 3 .
  3. ↑ New members of the Foundation Board . In: Weser courier . March 23, 1966, ZDB -ID 126012-1 , p. 13 .
  4. ↑ Bachler, Karl. In: Bremisches Jahrbuch. Volume 48, 1962. XVIII. The members of the Historical Society of Bremen. P. 453, accessed on June 3, 2014 ( brema.suub.uni-bremen.de ).
personal data
SURNAME Bachler, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer, journalist and editor-in-chief
DATE OF BIRTH May 28, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH Chemnitz
DATE OF DEATH February 1997
Place of death Muenster