Max Schmerler
Max Schmerler (born October 30, 1873 in Zwota , † June 26, 1960 in Dresden ) was a native Vogtland writer , dialect poet and author of children's books .
Life
Max Schmerler was born in Zwota in 1873 as the son of a master baker. According to his own admission, his ancestors were raftsmen and "loggers". As a young man he attended the teachers' seminar in Auerbach / Vogtl. and got his first job as a teacher in Morgenröthe . After a short time in Plauen, he moved to Dresden in 1898 and lived there until his death in 1960.
Max Schmerler began his versatile writing activity in Dresden : On the one hand, he published his first book "Bergwasser" in 1907 with poems and stories in the Vogtland dialect , on the other hand he wrote children's poems and children's songs in High German.
From 1911 to 1933 Max Schmerler published at least twelve children's books. His poems can be found in the books of the children's book illustrator Gertrud Caspari, and several picture books were created together with the Austrian painter and illustrator Pauli Ebner .
The name Musikwinkel , which today stands for the whole region between Klingenthal , Zwota , Markneukirchen and Erlbach , was coined by Max Schmerler, who throughout his life dealt intensively with the language and folklore of his homeland, the Vogtland . He has collected Vogtland rundas, rhymes and songs , and he has written his own poems , stories and plays in Vogtland dialect and published them in books, magazines and anthologies.
Seals
- Mountain water, 1907
- From the music angle. Saxon village stories. Leipzig, Vienna [1914]
- Druhm be runs. Serious and cheerful stories from the Saxon music corner. Dresden-Wachwitz 1923
- Vogtland, mei Hamet, 1938
- I wass an 'seemed Winkel, 1957
Children's books
- World of Images, 1911
- Come all, 1913
- Good morning, 1918
- My doll, 1926
- Oh how nice, oh how nice to look at fine pictures, 1927
Web links
- Literature by and about Max Schmerler in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Max Schmerler in the Saxon Bibliography
- Brigitte Emmrich: Max Schmerler . In: Institute for Saxon History and Folklore (Ed.): Saxon Biography .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schmerler, Max |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Vogtland native writer, dialect poet and author of children's books |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1873 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zwota |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 26, 1960 |
| Place of death | Dresden |