Leonhard Jansen

Leonhard Jansen (born July 26, 1906 in Mönchengladbach , † January 22, 1997 in Brüggen ) was a German-speaking poet and writer.

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Leonhard Jansen was born on July 26th, 1906 in Mönchengladbach . From 1929 he lived in Brüggen. Even as a carpenter's apprentice, he wrote poetry. In 1932 Leonhard Jansen founded the Brüggener Spielschar, of which he was director for many years. Because of his resistance to National Socialism , he was drafted prematurely for military service in a special unit. After the Second World War he was chairman of the Association of War Disabled, War Survivors and Social Pensioners (VdK, since 1994: Social Association VdK Germany ) and in the council of the municipality of Brüggen. He has written numerous novels, volumes of short stories, poems and plays, over 30 radio and 2 television programs with poetry. On 22. January 1997 Leonhard Jansen died in Brueggen .

Awards

During his lifetime he received the following awards:

• 1970 the VdK Literature Prize
• 1980 Awarded the Rhineland Taler
• 1981 Badge of Honor of the City of Mönchengladbach
• 1981 Peace plaque from the Homecoming Association of Germany
• 1986 Golden badge of honor from the Federal Association of the VdK
• 1989 honorary citizen of the municipality of Brüggen.

Works

stories

• People of our group ( 1948 )
• Ours is the earth ( 1974 ) ISBN 3-87561-232-9
• When it was light and dark ( 1978 ) ISBN 3-87561-789-4
• The story of Peter Kohnert ( 1978 ) ISBN 3-87561-841-6
• The grandchildren want to live too ( 1980 ) ISBN 3-924928-00-2
• Visit to the Christmas meadow ( 1982 ) ISBN 3-922765-02-5
• The fool u. seine Fürst ( 1984 ) ISBN 3-922765-10-6
• And nobody came ( 1986 ) ISBN 3-922765-14-9
• Unheard of ( 1990 ) ISBN 3-926738-14-6

Novels

• A Woman's Street ( 1953 )
• The Bartels ( 1961 )
• Into the bright night ( 1963 )
• A Light Remains Above Us ( 1963 )
• The Last Morning ( 1970 )
• From this hour on ( 1971 )
• After Sunset ( 1982 ) ISBN 3-7053-1738-5
• The Years of Adam Dankert ( 1983 ) ISBN 3-922765-07-6
• The Crooked Paths of Bartholomew Skipper ( 1984 )
• Who Was Kamper ( 1988 ) ISBN 3-922765-26-2
• The life of Gertrud P. ( 1995 ) ISBN 3-924182-36-1

Dramas

• Who is to blame? ( 1948 )
• St. Martin today ( 1973 )
• So It Could Be ( 1974 )

Poetry

• And above it a star ( 1965 )
• The Rain Burns ( 1973 )
• Who can tell me ( 1975 ) ISBN 3-87561-401-1
• Shadows striking the hour ( 1976 ) ISBN 3-87561-495-X
• When did the hour come ( 1981 ) ISBN 3-7053-1519-6
• Wind sweeps around the house ( 1986 ) ISBN 3-922765-22-X
• Who Holds It On ( 1986 ) ISBN 3-924928-04-5
• Cut Windows in the Gray ( 1990 ) ISBN 3-922765-28-9
• When will that be. Poems from the estate ( 1997 ) ISBN 3-920743-81-4

literature

• M. Cordt: The Brüggen writer LJ In: Heimatbuch des Kreis Viersen 1996, Viersen 1995, pp. 34–39

Web links

• Literature by and about Leonhard Jansen in the catalog of the German National Library
• Leonhard Jansen , biography and estate in the portal rheinische-literaturnachlaesse.de
• Spielschar Brüggen eV Website of the Spielschar Brüggen founded by Leonhard Jansen, with a detailed curriculum vitae