Paul Moser (folklorist)
Paul Moser (born May 20, 1901 in Geislingen an der Steige ; † October 18, 1970 in Kisslegg ) was a German teacher , song collector, folklorist and writer .
Life
Paul Albert Moser came from Geislingen an der Steige and was the son of the master confectioner Aquilin Moser and his wife Paula, nee. Zeller. After primary school in Geislingen, he switched to secondary school for three years. From 1914 to 1920, he attended the teachers' seminars in Rottweil and Schwäbisch Gmünd through the Progymnasium and the aspirant institute in Tuttlingen . Paul Moser then went to schools in Butsheim, Stuttgart, Mengen, Obereschach ( Ravensburg ), Weingarten , Aulendorf , Göppingen , Horgen, Neckarsulm , Großengstingen and Schramberg (1934–1936). He initially stayed as a teacher in the Rottweil district (Irslingen and Schömberg), then came to St. Leonhard via Wurzach (near Leutkirch 1937–1938). His father died on October 10, 1937. After Spindelwag he became a permanent teacher in Kißlegg in 1938 .
There he married Hermine, b. Tobias. On February 3, 1940, the first child Josef died, on July 9, 1941 daughter Maria-Dorothea was born. On May 13, 1941 he had to join the Wehrmacht, where he served as a medical corporal in hospitals in Greece, Bulgaria, Serbia, Albania and Croatia until the end of the war. In 1943 his brother fell in Russia, in 1944 his mother died. He was in English captivity until May 1, 1946. After that, he continued teaching in Kißlegg. Paul Moser retired in 1966 after various illnesses. He died on October 18, 1970 in Kisslegg.
His work
Song collector
Ernst Heinrich Meier , Anton Birlinger , Georg Thierer, Erich Seemann , August Lämmle and Jonas Köpf are among the great song collectors in Swabia in Württemberg . Most of the records on Swabian songs come from Paul Moser: 969 sayings and songs from the Württemberg region, namely from the Eschach Valley (between Schramberg and Rottweil), Geislingen / Steige, Wurzach, Leutkirch and Kißlegg and the surrounding area. There are also 6 more songs from the rest of Germany, 10 from Hungary, 3 from the former Yugoslavia, 10 from the Ukraine and 33 from Romania.
Even during his time in the war, he continued to collect German songs in the Danube region. However, there is no printed work of his song collections, as is the case with the previous ones. His volumes Singendes Allgäu and Volkslieder were privately compiled and bound by him.
Folklore researcher
The song numbers represent only a part of his folklore research. Paul Moser wrote a folklore from the Eschach Valley , a folklore from Geislingen , one to Wurzach and a folklore from St. Leonhard .
The Folklore Kisslegg with 528 pages, designed with photos, pictures and silhouettes, contains 232 children's verses, 977 dialect expressions from Kißlegg and the surrounding area, 1176 proverbs and sayings, 50 old puzzles, 90 Schnaderhüpfl ( Gstanzl ), 226 songs, some of which were Alfred Quellmalz could later add the melodies. There are also 120 children's games, which he also summarized in a separate volume.
In a separate volume, Moser described the annual and life customs of the rural community of Kißlegg iA on 194 pages 235 occasions. He also researched field names, place names, legends and Allgäu food. He continued to think about folk medicine in the Allgäu around Kißlegg ( around 1953). There are no records of this, however.
writer
Paul Moser wrote about the millennial Rötsee in the magazine "Das Schöne Allgäu". He created the legendary life story of the hermit Ratperonius. The spa town of Kisslegg in the Allgäu is described in a cheerful manner . In various newspaper articles he combined his enormous knowledge with his creative language.
overview
The reason why no publication could emerge from his research work was due to the circumstances of the time. Before the war he had already turned to August Lämmle from the regional office for folklore in Stuttgart in 1936 , but was put off. Even after the war, his efforts in 1947, 1950 and 1953 were unsuccessful. The Kißlegg community also had other problems to deal with. He also offered his notes to the University of Tübingen - without success. Bitterness and resignation can be seen in his letters. "Well, what folkloric traditions I have collected, edited and recorded in various parts of Württemberg in addition to my professional activity in my free time in about 3 decades, that has happened." (December 27, 1955)
In 2016 the municipality of Kißlegg decided to name a Paul-Moser-Weg in a new development area after its folklore researcher .
literature
- Wolfram Benz: The Swabian folklore researcher Paul Moser from Kißlegg (1901–1970) - one of the most important song collectors . In: The home nurse. Journal for regional folk culture 2007, no. 1, pp. 4–13.
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Moser, Paul |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German ethnologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 20, 1901 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Geislingen an der Steige |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 18, 1970 |
| Place of death | Kisslegg |