Karl Imfeld (pastor)
Karl Imfeld (born October 6, 1931 in Sarnen ; † August 19, 2020 in Kerns ) was a Swiss Roman Catholic pastor , dialect lexigrapher , folklorist , writer and radio play author.
Life
Imfeld was the son of the factory worker Karl Felix and Hermine nee Jakober. He was born in Sarnen and grew up there too. From 1945 to 1954 he attended grammar school in Sarnen and grammar school in Altdorf , after which he studied theology and philosophy at the St. Luzi seminary in Chur . From 1958 to 1962 he was vicar in Chur at the cathedral parish . From 1962 he was chaplain and from 1969 to 1996 pastor in Kerns . From 1969 to 1983 he was the first editor to edit the Obwalden parish gazette . From 1991 to 1998 he was Dean of the Obwalden Dean 's Office . He retired at the end of 1996 and lived in Kerns.
Awards
Imfeld was awarded the Basel Radio Play Prize for his radio play Pilgrimage . In 2006 he received the Obwalden Culture Prize for his literary and folklore work. The municipality of Kerns honored Imfeld in 2008 with the «Kabriizi» award.
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In addition to his work as a pastor and pastor, Imfeld was also a dialect researcher, folklorist and writer. In almost twenty years of work, he created the Obwalden dialect dictionary between 1980 and 2000 ; The Neue Zürcher Zeitung commented on this : «Karl Imfeld's Obwalden dictionary draws on the full; it is particularly dedicated to popular jokes, as shown in countless sayings and anecdotes. The book deserves attention beyond the canton's borders ». The dictionary material is now in the archive of the Swiss Idiotikon .
From 1989 to 1998 Imfeld was the author and speaker of the morning program “Zum neue Tag” on Swiss radio DRS . In 2000 he wrote the monthly column «Obwalden sayings and speeches» in the Obwalden weekly newspaper. In addition to his books, he wrote many articles on folklore that have appeared in various books.
Books (selection)
- Obwalden dialect dictionary, Brunner Verlag, Kriens 2000, ISBN 3-905198-55-X
- Parish history of Kerns: 10th century to 2010, Verlag Martin Wallimann, Alpnach 2012, ISBN 978-3-905969-13-9
- Folk customs and culture in Obwalden, Brunner Verlag, Kriens 2006, ISBN 978-3-03-727016-5
- Dischtlä are ai Bliämä - poem by the Chärnserpfarer, poems in Obwalden dialect, Nussbaumverlag, Sarnen 1978
- Markusevangeeli Obwaldnerdytsch, Nussbaumverlag, Sarnen 1979
- Vertraht churzi Gschichtli, Shortest stories, Nussbaumverlag, Sarnen 1982
- D Gschicht vom Wetzstäimanndli, children's book, illustrated, Kerns library 1984
- Alig hends gseid, Kernser Sagen, Nussbaumverlag, Sarnen 1986
Festival, radio plays, libretto, lyrics
- A dryfach fountain, festival for the inauguration of the newly designed village center of Sachseln , 2006
- Pilgrimage, radio play Swiss Radio DRS , 1987 Radio Play Prize from the Radio Basel Foundation
- Forty days to go, radio play Radio DRS, 1988
- Lonely Journey, radio play Radio DRS, 1990
- Sermon on the Mount, libretto for an oratorio, set to music by Erwin Mattmann, 1990
- Chärnser Chrippäspil, radio play in Obwalden dialect, Radio DRS, 1982
- Song texts : Second yodelling fair, set to music by Jost Marty, Fellmannverlag, Steinhuserberg 1981
literature
Web links
- Literature by and about Karl Imfeld in the catalog of the German National Library
- Christof Hirtler: Karl Imfeld on his Obwalden dialect dictionary: "Nobody believes me, but it is the work of a single person". In: Luzerner Zeitung, April 17, 2020.
- «Personal» from Flüeli-Ranft OW 53-minute radio broadcast by DRS 1 on November 11, 2012 with a detailed conversation with Karl Imfeld.
- Estate at the Archives for Contemporary History (PDF)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Pfarreiblatt Obwalden, 1/2012, p. 3 (PDF; 427 kB)
- ↑ Pfarreiblatt Obwalden, 5/2010, p. 3 (PDF; 374 kB)
- ^ Obwaldner Kulturpreis for Karl Imfeld , report of Swiss television from February 8, 2006
- ↑ a b Karl Imfeld receives the Obwaldner Kulturpreis (PDF; 413 kB) Article in Obwaldner / Nidwaldner Kulturblatt, March 2006
- ↑ Convertible celebration ( memento from January 15, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ), website of the Kerns community, accessed on November 12, 2012
- ↑ Ulrich Suter: Literary Central Switzerland . Albert Koechlin Foundation, Lucerne 2011. p. 347.
- ↑ Pfarreiblatt Obwalden, 15/2006, pp. 1–2 (PDF; 184 kB)
- ↑ Mystery play around the opening of the village square (PDF; 286 kB) Article in Obwaldner / Nidwaldner Kulturblatt, September 2006
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Imfeld, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss Roman Catholic pastor, dialect researcher, folklorist, writer and radio play author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 6, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Sarnen |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th August 2020 |
| Place of death | Kerns |