Roger Schneider (writer)
Roger Schneider (born March 26, 1910 in Neuchâtel ; † July 10, 2005 in Köniz ; legal resident in Bern ) was a Swiss writer .
Life
Family and education
The reformed baptized, born in Neuchâtel Roger Schneider, son of the waitress Anna Margaretha Blättermann, adopted son of Coiffeurs Ernst Schneider, received training as a hairdresser after his compulsory education in Bern.
Roger Schneider married Alice Elsa, the daughter of Hans Wynistorf, in 1938. He died in the summer of 2005 at the age of 96 in Köniz in the canton of Bern .
Professional career
After years of wandering that took him to Lausanne , Paris and London , he returned to Switzerland, where he held positions in Lugano , Davos and Lucerne . In 1936 he took over his parents' hairdressing business, which he had to file for bankruptcy as a result of active service . Subsequently, from 1941 Roger Schneider was employed as a conductor and wagon driver for the municipal transport company in Bern , from 1947 as a supervisor and tourist guide in the Bundeshaus , most recently as a Councilor and Federal Councilwoman. He also worked as an amateur actor and director .
Roger Schneider emerged as the author of dialect pieces as well as stories with autobiographical background .
Works
- Dialect pieces
- The Frömdelegionär: Dialect piece in 5 acts, Francke, Bern, 1956
- The refuser: Luschtigs with eme Hämpfeli contemplative in 3 acts, Francke, Bern, 1957
- Ds double bars: three quarters of an hour happy, entertaining in the act, Francke, Bern, 1957
- The Mettler case: criminal dialect piece in 4 acts, Viktoria-Verlag, Bern, 1959
- Üses Vreni: Dialect Pleasure in 2 Acts, Francke, Bern, 1967
- Der Unggle us Amerika: Play in one act, Theaterverlag, Brugg Spring, 1978
- Ds Pflegechind: Volksstück in 3 Akt, Theaterverlag, Brugg Spring, 1978
- Autobiographical stories
- Unger der Bundeshuuskupple: e Weibel verzellt, Emmentaler Druck, Langnau, 1987, ISBN 3-85654-871-8
- Abgstämplet: d Gschicht vonere single Mueter, Emmentaler Druck, Langnau, 1994
- Der Flickschueni: Gschichte vo Frühecher, Licorne-Verlag, Murten, 2000, ISBN 3-85654-827-0
Web links
- Marcel Müller: Schneider, Roger. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Lexicon entry in Literapedia Bern
- List of works in the IDS Basel Bern catalog
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schneider, Roger |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 26, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Neuchâtel |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 10, 2005 |
| Place of death | Koeniz |