Kaspar Freuler (writer)

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Kaspar Freuler (born September 29, 1887 in Glarus ; † June 6, 1969 in Glarus) was a Swiss writer , folk theater writer , journalist and teacher .

Kaspar Freuler 1937

Life

Kaspar Freuler was the son of the engraver and brass engraver Kaspar Freuler (1862–1939) and Margrit Brunner (1864–1917). He trained as a primary school teacher at the Unterstrass Protestant seminar in Zurich and taught in Hagenbuch ZH and from 1911 to 1953 in Glarus. In Hagenbuch he met the folk poet Alfred Huggenberger , who supported him in his first attempts at writing.

In 1920 Freuler married the teacher Maria Horisberger (1881–1972). He had three children with her, the first of whom died after four weeks. The marriage ended in divorce in 1932. In 1933 he married Euphemia Rosa Bäbler (1904–1972). He was a abstainer , free thinker , conservationist and wanderer .

Freuler's best-known work is the novel « Anna Göldi . The last witch in Switzerland », which saw several editions with a total of over 30,000 copies. He wrote 54 folk pieces in Glarus dialect (partly with Heinrich Jenny), articles for the satirical magazine Nebelspalter and historical representations. In his novellas and short stories he described the experiences of little people and historical events in a free way. He wrote 45 radio plays and contributions for Radio DRS , including the audio sequence "Anna Göldi".

From 1933–63 he worked part-time as an editor for the foreign newspaper “Glarnerland und Walensee”. As a journalist he wrote reports, reports and feature sections for local, Swiss and German newspapers.

Works (selection)

  • The strike bell in Glarus and other Glarus stories. Verlag Tschudi, Glarus 1942
  • Anna Göldi. The story of the last witch. Gutenberg Book Guild, Zurich 1945. New edition Verlag Bäschlin, Glarus 2008
  • Glarus legends. Verlag Tschudi, Glarus 1953. With Hans Thürer
  • Glarus stories. Verlag Tschudi, Glarus 1962
  • Armored maiden. Novel. Volksverlag Elgg, 1963
  • New Glarus, the adventure of its founding. Swiss Youth Writings , 1967

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Hans Thürer: Kaspar Freuler. Life and work. Verlag Bäschlin, Glarus 1873.
personal data
SURNAME Freuler, Kaspar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss writer, folk theater writer, journalist and teacher
DATE OF BIRTH September 29, 1887
PLACE OF BIRTH Glarus
DATE OF DEATH June 6, 1969
Place of death Glarus