Robert Balthasar Christ
Robert Balthasar Christ ( pseudonyms : Fridolin , Glopfgaischt , born February 10, 1904 in Basel ; † May 14, 1982 there , reformed , resident in Basel) was a Swiss journalist and writer .
Life
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Robert Balthasar Christ was born on February 10, 1904 in Basel as the son of the textile merchant Johann Rudolf Christ. Christ, who initially trained as a textile merchant, began to write newspaper reports on car races in 1935 under the pseudonym Fridolin . In 1940 he finally gave up his profession in favor of journalism.
As of 1947, Robert Balthasar published Christ as Glopfgaischt language glosses and wrote as Fridolin stories and one arranged by subject area dictionary . As a critic , columnist and radio staff member, he was a pioneer of quiz programs in the German language, Robert Balthasar Christ achieved great fame both in Switzerland and Germany .
Robert Balthasar Christ, who married Ruth, the daughter of Philipp Arnold Kälin, in 1938, died on May 14, 1982, three months after he had turned 78 in Basel.
Works (selection)
- The mild magnifying glass, 1949
- The sundial, 1951
- E Baseldytsch-Sammlig, 1947, 3rd edition 1974
literature
- Karin Marti-Weissenbach: Christ, Robert Balthasar. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Basel State Archives: Estate.
- Basler Nachrichten of January 3rd, 5th, 9th and 12th 1973.
- Rudolf Suter : Zum Geleit, in: Basler Journalisten, 1983, pp. 5–9.
Web links
- Literature by and about Robert Balthasar Christ in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Christ, Robert Balthasar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Fridolin, Glopfgaischt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss journalist and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 10, 1904 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Basel |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 14, 1982 |
| Place of death | Basel |