Suitbert Heimbach

Johann Paul Suitbert Heimbach (born November 10, 1894 in Cologne ; † May 27, 1969 there ) was a German dialect poet . He wrote poetry , prose , plays and puppet shows in the Cologne language .

Life

Family grave in Cologne's southern cemetery

Heimbach grew up in Cologne-Kriel . He completed teacher training in Cologne and Brühl . From 1919 to 1939 he taught at the Kriel primary school. From 1945 to 1952 he was vice rector at the Machabäerstraße elementary school in Cologne's old town, then from 1952 to 1959 rector of the Friesenstraße elementary school. Heimbach was committed to the introduction of the school carnival to maintain the Cologne dialect. From 1956 to 1969 he worked for the “Church newspaper for the Archdiocese of Cologne”. In the 1960s he wrote plays for the amateur stage " Kumede " (comedy). He published in the magazines "Jung-Köln" and "Unser Köln", among others.

In 1923 he married Sophie Margereta Richrath (1888–1967). Heimbach died a year after their daughter Mechtild (1925–1968) died at the age of 74 in a Cologne hospital. The family grave is located in Cologne's south cemetery (hall 118).

plant

Et wor ens ... Verzällcher un Gedeechte (Once upon a time ... stories and poems). Balduin Pick Verlag, Cologne 1961 [= contributions to Cologne history, language, individuality , volume 36].

Honors

According to him, which is Suitbert-Heimbach Square named, in which also the Krieler Dömchen is.

literature

Heribert A. Hilgers , Max-Leo Schwering (Ed.): Kölsche Parodien . Extended new edition. Greven, Cologne 2005, ISBN 3-7743-0365-7 , p. 312.
Lutz Hagestedt (Ed.): German Literature Lexicon. The 20th century . Volume XV: Captain - Heinemann . Walter de Gruyter, Berlin 2011, ISBN 978-3-11-023691-0 , Sp. 558.

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b Death certificate no. 1733 from May 29, 1969, registry office Cologne West. In: LAV NRW R civil status register. Retrieved June 4, 2018 .
↑ Günter Schwanenberg: Em Himmel es d'r Düvel loss ... Musical-literary forays into the southern cemetery. Marzellen-Verlag, Cologne 2008, ISBN 978-3-937795-11-9 ( Edition Narrengilde 7), p. 121/125.

personal data
SURNAME	Heimbach, Suitbert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Heimbach, Johann Paul Suitbert (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German dialect poet
DATE OF BIRTH	November 10, 1894
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cologne
DATE OF DEATH	May 27, 1969
Place of death	Cologne

[:0-1] Death certificate no. 1733 from May 29, 1969, registry office Cologne West. In: LAV NRW R civil status register. Retrieved June 4, 2018 .

[2] Günter Schwanenberg: Em Himmel es d'r Düvel loss ... Musical-literary forays into the southern cemetery. Marzellen-Verlag, Cologne 2008, ISBN 978-3-937795-11-9 ( Edition Narrengilde 7), p. 121/125.