Paul Heidelbach

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Paul Heidelbach (born February 28, 1870 in Düsseldorf , † February 13, 1954 in Kassel ) was a German writer , city ​​archivist , editor and librarian . Paul Heidelbach became known as a Kassel dialect poet .

Childhood and studies

After the early death of his father Julius Heidelbach , a Düsseldorf painter, he grew up with his aunt in Kassel. This ran a handicraft shop in Kassel.

After graduating from the Friedrichsgymnasium in Kassel, he studied philosophy , history , German and literature in Berlin and Marburg , but without obtaining a degree. His goal was to become a freelance writer in Kassel with local poems and stories in newspapers and magazines.

Writing work

In 1900 he published the first closed volume in Kassel dialect with the title: "Was mäh so hin un widder bassiert äs". This work suddenly made him known in Kassel as a Kassel dialect poet. In 1902 and 1907 he published the "Hessian Yearbook". In 1906 he took over the position of editor for the "Zeitschrift für Hessische Geschichte und Literatur" ("Hessenland"), the largest and most important local magazine at the time. From 1908 to 1921 he wrote the “Sunday observations” in the Kasseler Post . In 1908 the work “Uf Karle Klamberts Gebordsdag” and his historical work “History of the Wilhelmshöhe ” appeared. In 1913 the third volume of his “Kasseläner Histories” followed with the title “Allerhand Gauden”. In the same year the monograph “German Poets and Artists in Escheberg ” and a Kassel guide for the 1000th anniversary: ​​“The German Fatherland” appeared. In 1914 the volume of poetry "In the shadow of Hercules" was published. In 1920 he published the volume “Kassel” in the series “St Orte der Kultur”. In 1920 Paul Heidelbach was appointed librarian at the Murhard Library in Kassel. In 1926 and 1931 two commemorative publications about Kassel were published. In 1931 Heidelbach published Franz von Dingelstedt's book “The New Argonauts ”.

In 1935 Paul Heidelbach retired and moved to Grifte (now part of Edermünde ). After the Second World War he began to publish again. In 1951 the “Hessian Schwänke of the 16th Century” and in 1953 the “Dictionary of Kassel Dialect” appeared. A new edition of his works "Kassel" and "Geschichte der Wilhelmshöhe" did not come about because he died shortly before his 84th birthday.

The association Zissel in Kassel eV commemorates the local poet and researcher with the award of the Paul Heidelbach Medal: The award of the medal for services to the care of dialect and local history has been the highest Zissel honor since 1984.

In the Kassel district of Niederzwehren, Paul-Heidelbach-Straße is reminiscent of the North Hessian dialect poet.

literature

  • Heidelbach, Paul: Hanstein Castle in the Werra Valley . Six [large-format] color pictures from nature (by Herbert Rothgaengel). (With introductory text by Paul Heidelbach). Publishing bookstore Mrs. Zillessen (Heinrich Beeken), Berlin C 19, undated (around 1920)
  • Heidelbach, Paul: Kassel. A millennium of Hessian urban culture. Edited by Karl Kaltwasser. Kassel: Bärenreiter-Verlag 1957.
  • Heidelbach, Paul: The history of Wilhelmshöhe. Leipzig: Klinkhardt & Biermann 1909. Facsimile edition: Dieter Carl (ed.), Vellmar 2005.
  • Heidelbach, Paul: Us d'r Juchend. New election of Kasseläner counts by Karle Klambert. Kassel: Friedrich Lometsch 1961.
  • Grassow, August: Dictionary of the Kassel Dialect. Edited and expanded by Paul Heidelbach. Kassel: Hessische Druck- u. Verl.-Anst. 1952

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personal data
SURNAME Heidelbach, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer, city archivist, editor and librarian
DATE OF BIRTH February 28, 1870
PLACE OF BIRTH Dusseldorf
DATE OF DEATH February 13, 1954
Place of death kassel