Michl Ehbauer

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Michl Ehbauer's grave in the Westfriedhof in Munich

Michl Ehbauer (actually Michael Ehbauer ; born August 27, 1899 in Amberg ; † December 1, 1964 in Munich ) was a German dialect poet .

Michl Ehbauer was born in Amberg, Upper Palatinate , but came to Munich at the age of fifteen and initially trained as a painter. He later became a railroad official . In 1922 he was discovered as an occasional poet at a Christmas party of the Munich writers. In the following years he became a popular speaker at carnival and club celebrations and weddings as well as the designer of “Bavarian evenings”. In 1938 he was elected Munich Carnival Prince by the Munich Carnival Society Narrhalla . Appearances in the Platzl with the Weiß Ferdl followed. After the war, he and Karl Peukert formed the comedian duo of the Frauenturmgeister Xaverius and Ambrosius, who critically examined grievances in Munich and Bavaria .

Ehbauer's main literary work is the Baierische Weltgschicht , which humorously paraphrases the biblical history of the world in verse and Bavarian dialect. A first version of the Bavarian world class. First trump: Ehbauer self-published the Old Bavarian Testament as early as 1922. The final version appeared in three volumes in 1925, 1929 and 1956. His other works include Der Faust in der Krachledern (Der bayerische Faust) and a biography of the Mayor of Munich Thomas Wimmer .

Michl Ehbauers son, the doctor Michael Ehbauer (1949-2011), wrote a continuation of Baierischen Weltgschicht his father under the title Baierische world history. Last trump. How our Lord Jesus lived.

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SURNAME Ehbauer, Michl
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ehbauer, Michael (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bavarian dialect poet
DATE OF BIRTH August 27, 1899
PLACE OF BIRTH Amberg , Upper Palatinate, Germany
DATE OF DEATH December 1, 1964
Place of death Munich , Upper Bavaria, Germany