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Otto Knopf (born April 9, 1926 in Helmbrechts ; † November 18, 2005 ibid) was a writer and dialect poet from the Franconian Forest .

Life

The son of a weaver received training as a teacher. After the end of the Second World War , Knopf taught at the local elementary school . From 1968 until his retirement in 1989 , Knopf headed the elementary school in Helmbrechts.

Knopf published 17 books and was the author of numerous other publications on local history. In 2003 he was made an honorary citizen of Helmbrechts. Knopf was honorary chairman of the Franconian Forest Association , the Museum Association and the Teachers Association. He was an active member of the board of all clubs for many years. Knopf has received several awards for his commitment, he was the holder of the Medal of Honor of the Upper Franconia District , the Medal of Merit of the Hof District , the Culture Prize of the Chamber of Industry and Commerce for Upper Franconia (1994) and the Golden Citizen Medal of Helmbrechts.

One of his main achievements is the transformation of the Helmbrechts local history museum into the Upper Franconian Textile Museum .

Works (selection)

  • Thuringian Slate Mountains, Franconian Forest, Obermainisches Bruchschollenland: Lexicon. [Lexicon Franconian Forest]. Ackermann, Hof 1993, ISBN 3-929364-08-5
  • Back then. A look into the past. The Franconian Forest between Saale and Main Ackermann Verlag, Hof 1991 ISBN 3-8112-0900-0
  • Forest stories. Stories about special landscape points in the Franconian Forest , Verlag Fränkischer Tag. ISBN 3-928648-61-6
  • Quiet time. Christmas tales from the Franconian Forest . ISBN 3-928648-32-2
  • The Helmbrechts book , city administration of Helmbrechts. ISBN 3-929364-13-1
  • In mysterious places , Verl. Fränkischer Tag, Bamberg 2006. ISBN 978-3-936897-34-0 , ISBN 3-936897-34-4
  • As it was before , Verl. Fränkischer Tag, Bamberg 2004. ISBN 3-936897-07-7
  • Through day and year , Ackermann-Verl., Hof 2003. ISBN 3-929364-20-4
  • Calendar stories from the Oberland , Baumann, Kulmbach 2000. ISBN 3-922091-61-X
  • In Helmetz and the world is great! , Geiger, Horb am Neckar 1999. ISBN 3-89570-531-4
  • Illustrated legends from the Franconian Forest , Geiger, Horb am Neckar 1999. ISBN 3-89570-614-0
  • Intermediate lights , Ackermann-Verl. Hof 1990. ISBN 3-921615-97-6
  • Merry Christmas, gsunda Ferienaouch , Hof (Saale). ISBN 3-921615-70-4
  • The reservoirs of the upper Saale , Ackermann-Verl. Hof 2002, 2nd, revised. Ed. 1986
  • That's how it was , Klartext-Verl. Essen 1994.
  • The district of Hof , BVB, Bayerische Verl.-Anst. Bamberg 1993, 3rd ed.
  • The Vogtland , Government of Upper Franconia, Bayreuth 1986.
  • The district of Hof , Bayerische Verl.-Anst. Bamberg 1986, 2nd edition.
  • What has remained is the chain and weft , Wilhelm-Zuleeg-GmbH Helmbrechts 1985.
  • Helmbrechts , Oberfränkische Verlagsanstalt u. Printing works Hof (Saale) 1977. ISBN 3-921615-15-1
  • Münchberg , Upper Franconian Publishing House u. Printing works Hof (Saale) 1977
  • Unner Läim is Arbet , Oberfränk. Verl.-Anst., Hof 1984 (record)
  • Thuringian Slate Mountains, Franconian Forest, Obermainisches Bruchschollenland , Ackermann-Verl., Hof 1993. ISBN 3-929364-08-5

Movie

  • with Johannes Martin: The Franconian Forest. Impressions of a landscape , film, DVD, Echter-Verlag, ISBN 3-429-02720-9

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personal data
SURNAME Button, Otto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer and dialect poet
DATE OF BIRTH April 9, 1926
PLACE OF BIRTH Helmbrechts
DATE OF DEATH November 18, 2005
Place of death Helmbrechts