Karl Schorn (writer)

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Karl Schorn (born August 31, 1893 in Neuss , † October 13, 1971 in Richterich , Aachen ) was a German writer .

Life

Karl Schorn began after the High School , a study of the German language . This study was interrupted from 1914 to 1920 by participating in the First World War and being a prisoner of war in France . When he returned home, Schorn resumed his studies. In 1923 he earned his doctorate in philosophy at the University of Bonn with a thesis on the author Wilhelm Jensen . He then lived as a freelance writer in Neuss. In 1926/27 he worked as a dramaturge for the Calderon Festival in Bad Godesberg . As such, he created a new version of the Great World Theater in 1927 .

Karl Schorn's work consists of historical novels , stories , travelogues , aphorisms and poems .

Works

  • Wilhelm Schäfer. Cologne 1922 (together with Heinz Stephan).
  • Wilhelm Jensen. Bonn 1923.
  • Pedro Calderón de la Barca: The Great World Theater. Bad Godesberg 1927 (linguistically renewed).
  • The cherub. Cleve 1930.
  • Neuss, the city between coal and grain. Neuss 1933.
  • Tent trips on the lower Rhine. Leipzig 1937.
  • We sing the praises of our old city. Neuss 1939.
  • Green Rhine, golden Main and blue Danube. Giessen 1947.
  • Jan Meulen's great journey. Giessen 1947.
  • The power of the plane. Iserlohn 1947.
  • Heaven on earth. Iserlohn 1948.
  • Johann Balthasar Bodewin or The great hour of a small town. Ratingen 1950.
  • The distant towers. Düsseldorf 1958.
  • Thomas Bontmaker or The Spanish Fire. Neuss 1993.

literature

  • Jens Metzdorf (Ed.): 150 citizens. The civil society of Neuss 1861–2011. Bürgergesellschaft zu Neuss, Neuss 2012, ISBN 978-3-00-039656-4 , p. 449.

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personal data
SURNAME Schorn, Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH August 31, 1893
PLACE OF BIRTH Neuss
DATE OF DEATH October 13, 1971
Place of death Richterich , Aachen