Richard Beitl
Richard Beitl (born May 14, 1900 in Schruns ; † March 29, 1982 ibid) was an Austrian folklorist and author .
Career
Beitl attended the Stella Matutina Jesuit college in Feldkirch and then began studying German , art history and philosophy . Then Beitl worked on the Atlas of German Folklore , in the central office in Berlin. In 1933 he completed his habilitation at the University of Berlin on the subject of contemporary German nationality. He then worked as a lecturer at the University of Berlin and head of the cultural department in Schruns .
- family
He was the father of Klaus Beitl .
Publications
- Bread . Berlin 1930.
- German folklore. About settlements, houses and fields, about faith and people, about legend, word and song of the German people . German Book Community, Berlin 1933.
- with Oswald A. Erich: Dictionary of German Folklore. 1936; 2nd edition, revised by Richard Beitl. Stuttgart 1955.
- Angelica. 1939.
- The children's tree. Customs and beliefs about mother and child. 1942.
- Johringla. 1951.
- In the legend forest. New legends from Vorarlberg. 1953.
- Investigations into the mythology of the child (1933). Edited by Bernd Rieken and Michael Simon. Waxmann, Münster 2007, ISBN 978-3-8309-1809-7 ( limited preview in Google book search).
Web links
- Richard Beitl at haben.at
- Literature by and about Richard Beitl in the catalog of the German National Library
- Richard Beitl in the directory of artistic, scientific and cultural-political bequests in Austria
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Beitl, Richard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian folklorist and author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 14, 1900 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Schruns |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 1982 |
| Place of death | Schruns |