Manfred Hanke

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Manfred Ferdinand Friedrich Hanke (born July 11, 1921 in Pirna , Saxony , † April 13, 2010 in Bergisch Gladbach , North Rhine-Westphalia ) was a German librarian , linguist and chronicler of the Schüttelreimer guild.

Life

Manfred Hanke grew up in Pirna. In 1939, immediately after graduating from high school, he was drafted into the army. After the war he worked in agriculture to finance his law studies at the University of Mainz , and then found his first job as a translator for the American authorities.

From 1955 he took over the construction and management of the library of the German Industrial Institute in Cologne and in the following years became a sought-after speaker at librarian congresses and trainer for young librarians.

From 1964 he wrote something exhilarating, edifying and instructive for the cultural sector of WDR broadcasting about his two hobbyhorses - language gimmicks ( Daradiridatumdarides , Russian bread & magic squares , Rüttelscheiche im Schüttelereich ) and onomastics ( Manuela , Pincherle or Moravia, of all places ). In 1967 and 1968 his two standard works on the art of rhyme were published. On May 27, 1987, he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon for his services to the Cologne libraries .

He was married and lived in Bergisch Gladbach . He had four children and seven grandchildren.

Works

  • The most beautiful German shake poems / collected and edited by Manfred Hanke . German publishing house, Stuttgart, 1967
  • The Schüttelreimer - Report on a rhyming guild . Deutsche Verlagsanstalt, Stuttgart, 1968

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Office of the Federal President
personal data
SURNAME Hanke, Manfred
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hanke, Manfred Ferdinand Friedrich (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German librarian, language player and chronicler of the Schüttelreimer guild
DATE OF BIRTH July 11, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Pirna
DATE OF DEATH April 13, 2010
Place of death Bergisch Gladbach