Theo Breider
Theo Breider (born November 16, 1903 in Effeln , † December 4, 1993 in Münster ) was a writer from the Münsterland.
Life
Breider attended the Rector's School in Medebach and then graduated from the Humanistic College in Lippstadt . He then worked as an employee and in 1935 became managing director of the tourist office in Münster. From 1938 to 1959 he was traffic director in Münster.
Breider also worked for the Aschendorff publishing house and the regional daily newspaper Westfälische Nachrichten in 1949 and 1950 . In 1951 he was involved in the founding of the Münster-Münsterland Association, whose traffic director he remained until 1964.
Breider acquired the "post mill" in 1959 and thus laid the foundation stone for the establishment of the Mühlenhof open-air museum in Münster , which he built with great personal commitment.
He is the author of the Münsterland "Pättkesführer" and is considered the founder of the "Pättkes movement" for cycling in the Münsterland.
Awards
- Honorary membership in the Westfalenbund Berlin
- Honorary membership in the Sauerland Mountain Association
- 1981: Large Federal Cross of Merit
- Golden town hall commemorative coin of the city of Münster
- Paul plaque from the city of Münster
- Golden badge of honor for the craft
- Knight of the New Year's Order
- 1986: Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
In 1996 the city of Münster named the path to the Mühlenhof open-air museum Theo-Breider-Weg .
Works
Breider wrote Poems in Low German, writing in both Münsterland and Anröchter dialects. He also used the pseudonyms Theudor van dr Haar and Teudaor van d'r Haar .
- Independent publications
- Rediscover old ways. Away from the big roads through 5 European countries . Aschendorff, Münster undated
- Cycling in the Münsterland. Pättkes guide with Pättkes hiking map . Aschendorff, Münster 1958 and several editions.
- Serious, homely, cheerful. Low German poems . Aschendorff, Münster 1978.
- Leisure guide Münsterland. Heather, forest and Water, gastronomic, contemplative, enjoyable. Resonanz-Verlag, Münster 1979.
- Leisure guide Westphalia-Lippe. Gastronomic, contemplative, enjoyable. Resonanz-Verlag, Münster 1980.
- as editor
- Guide through the Mühlenhof open-air museum in Münster and its folklore collections . Münster, 1981.
literature
- Theo Breider. His life and work. Festschrift for the completion of the 75th year of life . Edited by his friends under the direction of Antonius Friedrich Eickhoff. Aschendorff, Münster 1978.
Web links
- Literature by and about Theo Breider in the catalog of the German National Library
- Theo Breider in the Lexicon of Westphalian Authors
- Theo Breider in the Low German Bibliography and Biography (PBuB)
- Website about Theo Breider (with many pictures)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c muenster.de: Theo-Breider-Weg. Retrieved August 19, 2017 .
- ↑ The award year 1981 can be found in this archive directory .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Breider, Theo |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | van dr Haar, Theudor (pseudonym); van d'r Haar, Teudaor (pseudonym) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Munsterland writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 16, 1903 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Effeln |
| DATE OF DEATH | 4th December 1993 |
| Place of death | Muenster |