Otto Schell (local history researcher)
Otto Schell (born March 14, 1858 in Elberfeld , † March 10, 1931 in Wuppertal) was a local researcher in the Bergisches Land . He also used the pseudonym O. Elver for his writings .
Life
Schell was the son of master weaver Karl Schell. He was a teacher in Elberfeld and editor of the monthly journal of the Bergisches Geschichtsverein . Schell was one of the advocates of the Bergische Bauweise and researched its cultural history.
His more than a thousand publications also include the historical part of the official commemorative publication for the town of Elberfeld's three-centenary in 1910. His collection of Bergische sagas, which he had compiled up to 1897, was reprinted in numerous new editions.
Schell was born with Calla. Juulmann married.
His resting place in the Lutheran cemetery on Hochstrasse in Wuppertal-Elberfeld is maintained by the city. His birthplace in Lipkenskothen , a half-timbered house from 1756 in today's Katernberg district with the address Birkenhöhe 49 , was demolished on December 7, 1981.
Fonts (selection)
- Bergisch legends. Baedeker, 1897.
- History of the city of Elberfeld. Baedeker, Elberfeld, 1900.
- Contributions to the tree culture in Bergisch. In: Journal of the Association for Rhenish and Westphalian Folklore . Vol. 1, 1904, p. 55.
- New Bergische sagas. 1905.
- Bergisch magic formulas. In: Journal of the Association for Folklore 16, 1904, pp. 170–176.
- Old mountain houses in pictures and words. Abundance, Barmen 1907.
- Bergischer folk humor. German publishing company, Leipzig 1907.
- Berg's Vertällsches. Martini & Grüttefien, Elberfeld 1912.
- with Heinrich Weitkam: Bergische Kinderreime. Velhagen & Klasing, 1924.
- From grandmother's day. Martini & Grüttefien, Elberfeld 1925.
- Bergische women. Martini & Grüttefien, Elberfeld 1927.
- Contributions to popular belief in Bergisch. Martini & Grüttefien, Elberfeld 1929.
- with Ernst Lorenzen: Bergisch-Märkische Volkskunde. Games, round dance, dance, legends, idioms and proverbs, belief in the weather, customs and traditions, fairy tales, bells. Velhagen & Klasing, 1929.
Editing
- Nordic Germanic legends of the gods. Leipzig, 1925
literature
- Wolfgang van der Briele (Ed.): Festschrift for Otto Schell on his 70th birthday March 14, 1928. With the support of the Bergisches Geschichtsverein. Martini & Grüttefien, Elberfeld 1928.
- Josef Müller : Otto Schell in memory (with a picture of Schell). In: Rheinische Vierteljahresblätter . No. 2, 1932, pp. 80-82.
Web links
- Literature by and about Otto Schell in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Otto Schell in the Low German Bibliography and Biography (PBuB)
- ↑ a b Michael Metschies : Was Otto Schell's birthplace really impossible to save. In: Communications from the historical center and the Bergisches Geschichtsverein Department Wuppertal. Seventh year of birth 1982; Booklet 1
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schell, Otto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Elver, O. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Local researcher of the Bergisches Land |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1858 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Elberfeld |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 10, 1931 |
| Place of death | Wuppertal |