Karl Otto Horch

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Karl Otto Horch (born March 20, 1887 in Heilbronn ; † February 12, 1965 in Faurndau ) was a German educator and writer .

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Karl Otto Horch studied at the Universities of Tübingen and Leipzig from 1907 to 1913 , from which he graduated with a doctorate in philosophy . He then worked as a teacher until 1920 . From 1920 to 1937 he worked as Reich Secretary of the YMCA in Ravensburg , from 1921 to 1925 he was also the “ Reich Scout ” of the Christian Scouting Association in Germany . In the 1920s, Karl Otto Horch played a key role in building up the Protestant youth group, and from 1921 to 1933 he headed the youth magazine Die Junge Schar . From 1939 Horch was regional youth warden of the Palatinate regional church in Neustadt an der Weinstrasse . After 1945 he worked as editor-in-chief of the YMCA-Jungscharkalender. Horch had lived with his wife in Faurndau in Württemberg since 1932 .

In addition to his work as a functionary , Karl Otto Horch wrote books for young people , poems and amateur plays .

Works

Authorship

  • The King's Cherries , Stuttgart 1915
  • For the sake of a friend , Berlin 1918
  • "Fine guys" , Barmen 1921
  • Own ways , Barmen 1922
  • The postage stamp Jew , Barmen-U. 1924
  • Peter, the newsboy , Barmen-U. 1924
  • Manliness as a youth goal! , Barmen 1925
  • 8 days in the holiday home , Barmen 1926
  • A good prank , Barmen 1928
  • Jungscharleben , Barmen 1928
  • The Sepp and his motorboat , Barmen 1929
  • The strange Christmas angels , Barmen 1929
  • The prison philipp and his friend , Barmen 1929
  • The beard of the prophet , Wuppertal-Barmen 1930
  • A boy seeks adventure , Stuttgart 1934
  • And we confess ... , Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe 1934
  • Old Fritz's Hussar , Berlin 1935
  • Funny stories from Mäxe and Hansi , Berlin 1935
  • Rhine - Cairo , Stuttgart 1935
  • At the right hour , Elberfeld 1935
  • Arno gets tough , Stuttgart 1936
  • Bells over the country , Bad Blankenburg 1936
  • The last bet , Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe 1936
  • Such boys , Bad Blankenburg 1936
  • The silver thread , Berlin 1937
  • The man from Kolberg , Berlin 1938
  • Defiant heads , Bad Blankenburg 1938
  • A world of its own , Stuttgart 1938
  • Wildlinge , Wuppertal-Elberfeld 1938
  • The twelve messengers , Kassel 1939
  • Faith without a phrase , Berlin 1940
  • The "witch" and her legacy , Wuppertal-Elberfeld 1940
  • The last ride , Stuttgart 1940
  • Unequal brothers , Stuttgart 1948
  • Dieter on the run , Stuttgart 1950
  • Abandoned in the Wild West , Stuttgart 1950
  • On dangerous paths , Stuttgart 1951
  • Escape to Adventure , Kassel [u. a.] 1951
  • Motor L 4 in danger , Kassel [u. a.] 1951
  • The fateful bullet , Wuppertal-Barmen 1951
  • The underground corridor , Stuttgart 1952
  • The big competition , Wuppertal-Barmen 1953
  • Kleinholz , Kassel-Wilhelmshöhe 1953
  • Leo as savior , Wuppertal-Barmen 1953
  • Der Markenfritze , Wuppertal-Barmen 1953
  • Dangerous disobedience , Wuppertal-Barmen 1954
  • The bright light , Kassel [u. a.] 1955
  • Night flight into space , Kassel [u. a.] 1955
  • Handicraft fights back , Stuttgart 1956
  • Muley goes shopping , Stuttgart 1960
  • The music box , Wuppertal-Barmen 1960
  • The uncle doctor tells , Stuttgart 1963
  • My life's hiking trip , Stuttgart 1964
  • Buffalo Bill as a lifesaver , Stuttgart 1967

Editing

  • Hero Luest : Christians awake! Wuppertal-Barmen 1933 (published together with Hans Geß)
  • Das goldene Tor , Kassel [among others] 1956 (published together with Eberhard Fischer)
personal data
SURNAME Horch, Karl Otto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German educator and writer
DATE OF BIRTH March 20, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH Heilbronn
DATE OF DEATH February 12, 1965
Place of death Faurndau