Paul Volkmann (writer)

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Paul Volkmann ( pseudonym : Peter Wipp , born April 14, 1914 in Driesen , Neumark , † 1963 ) was a German writer .

Life

After attending primary and secondary school, Paul Volkmann led a wandering life that took him to numerous European countries. Among other things, he traveled as a cabin boy. Later, he learned through a voluntary press profession, however, was in 1935 relegated . From 1936 he was a member of the Wehrmacht . As a soldier he took part in the Second World War and was taken prisoner by the French , from which he returned to Germany in 1946 . Then he worked again as a journalist . He worked for the press, radio and television. He also published narrative works for young people under the pseudonym Peter Wipp. Volkmann lived in Zernsdorf , later in East Berlin . He was a member of the GDR Writers' Association .

Volkmann died in 1963 at the age of 49.

Works

  • Peter Wipp: A boy named Peps. Verlag Lied der Zeit, Berlin 1948.
  • Peter Wipp: Bones. Verlag Lied der Zeit, Berlin 1949.
  • Peter Wipp: Eduard under the arch of the bridge. New Life Publishing House, Berlin 1949.
  • Peter Wipp: Death in the Jungle. New Life Publishing House, Berlin 1949.
  • Peter Wipp: Twenty minutes past twelve. Verlag Lied der Zeit, Berlin 1949.
  • Peter Wipp: Paths in all directions. Verlag Lied der Zeit, Berlin 1950.
  • Peter Wipp: Aktion Marconia. New Life Publishing House, Berlin 1955.
  • Peter Wipp: Steve finds his brothers. New Life Publishing House, Berlin 1955.
  • Peter Wipp: Slaves for Medina. New Life Publishing House, Berlin 1956.
  • Peter Wipp: The devil in the mast. Publishing house culture and progress, Berlin 1957.
  • Peter Wipp and Hans Müncheberg: I am guilty. Publishing house culture and progress, Berlin 1959.
  • Peter Wipp: Intrigues about Suez. Publishing house culture and progress, Berlin 1959.
  • Peter Wipp: Order for Samuel Tarn. Publishing house culture and progress, Berlin 1959.
  • Peter Wipp: Cadets. Sports and technology publishing house, Berlin 1960.
  • Peter Wipp: KS 5 is canceled . Publishing house culture and progress, Berlin 1963.
  • Peter Wipp: For eyes only. 2 volumes, Publishing House Culture and Progress, Berlin 1964.
  • Peter Wipp: In no man's land. German military publisher, Berlin 1964.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Peter Wipp. In: Writers of the German Democratic Republic and their works. Biographical and bibliographical evidence. Verlag für Buch- und Bibliothekwesen, Leipzig 1955, retrieved from the German Biographical Archive, p. 1.
  2. ↑ Volkmann, Paul. In: Kürschner's German Literature Calendar. Year 52, Gruyter, Berlin 1952, retrieved from the German Biographical Archive, p. 334.
  3. ^ Thanks to his wife Else Volkmann . In: Berliner Zeitung , November 5, 1963, p. 7.
personal data
SURNAME Volkmann, Paul
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Wipp, Paul (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH April 14, 1914
PLACE OF BIRTH Driesen , Neumark
DATE OF DEATH 1963