Paul Selk

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Paul Selk (born February 24, 1903 in Oehe, Schleswig-Flensburg district , † June 27, 1996 in Kiel ) was a German educator and folklorist .

Paul Selk was the son of a gardener. He attended the teachers' college in Segeberg and was then a teacher in fishing ; from 1938 main teacher in Bredegatt . From 1954 Selk was a lecturer at the University of Education in Flensburg . He was married to the actress, writer and radio broadcaster Irmgard Harder .

In his free time, he studied the folklore of the region. In 1960 Paul Selk was awarded the Quickborn Prize . His folklore records are now in the Schleswig-Holstein State Library .

Fonts (selection)

  • In Beowulf's and Offa's empire: border sagas from fishing . Hamburg 1934
  • Talking about people and anecdotes from fishing . Hamburg 1949
  • The linguistic conditions in the German-Danish language area south of the border . Flensburg 1937 and 1940. New edition Hamburg 1986, ISBN 3-87118-665-1
  • Schwänke from Schleswig-Holstein . Hamburg 1961
  • Midwinter and Christmas in Schleswig-Holstein: A folklore representation . Heath 1972
  • Legends from Schleswig-Holstein . Husum 1977
  • Kiel anecdotes and other stories paperback . Husum 1984
  • Proverbs and sayings from Schleswig-Holstein . Husum 1993, ISBN 978-3880421141
  • Collected essays on folklore . Heide 1993, ISBN 3-8042-0615-8

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Paul Selk (1903-1996) . In: Fabula, magazine for narrative research . tape 38 , no. 1-2 . de Gruyter, S. 122-128 .
personal data
SURNAME Selk, Paul
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German educator and folklorist
DATE OF BIRTH February 24, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Oehe
DATE OF DEATH June 27, 1996
Place of death Kiel