Traugott Meyer
Traugott Meyer (born May 13, 1895 in Wenslingen , † April 16, 1959 in Basel ) was a Swiss or Basel dialect writer .
Life
Traugott Meyer was the son of Paul Gustav Meyer, a teacher. He attended primary school with his father in Wenslingen. This was followed by the district school in Böckten as well as the Muristalden teachers' seminar and finally the University of Bern . After completing his teacher training, he taught as a teacher in Muttenz until 1931 and then in Basel until his death.
He began to write in dialect at a young age and was strongly inspired by Johann Peter Hebel . His poems, stories and novels found many fans and as a radio employee he became known beyond the Basel area with his stories s Bottebrächts Miggel . In 1948 he received the Johann-Peter-Hebel-Prize of the State of Baden . In 1959 he died in Basel. In the Heimatmuseum Aesch , his hometown , there is a permanent exhibition about the folk poet, and some of his manuscripts can be viewed .
Meyer was the godfather of Peter Dalcher , who later became editor-in-chief of Schweizerischer Idiotikons .
Louis Weber created a bust of Traugott Meyer.
Works
His works were published between 1988 and 1992 in an eight-volume complete edition by Verlag Sauerländer in Aarau .
- Us eusem Dörfli - stories and stories from the Upper Basel region. Sauerlander, Aarau 1926
- Mueterguet - poems in Baselbiet dialect. Sauerländer, Aarau n.d. [1929]
- s Tunälldorf - Roman. Sauerländer, Aarau n.d. [1938]
- s Bottebrächts Miggel verzellt - radio chat. Sauerländer, Aarau n.d. [1940].
- s Bottebrächts Miggel verzellt wyter. Neui radio chat. Sauerländer, Aarau n.d. [1942].
- O Army and God - psalms and prophetic songs from Baselbieterdütsch. Sauerlander, Aarau 1945
- To the mother. Stories. Basel 1946 ( Good Writings, Issue 229)
- How ni zem lever cho bi. Speech at the Leerrach Lever Festival in 1948. Rombach, Freiburg i. Br. 1949
- Inclyta Basilea - Festival to commemorate Basel's entry into the Swiss Confederation in 1501. Unknown [Basel], undated [1951]
- Dr Gänneral Sutter - D Läbensgschicht from Johann Auguscht Sutter . Baselbieterdütsch skipped. Lüdin, Liestal o. J. [1953]
- The beautiful Basel area, illustrated by Walter Eglin (1957)
- Dr Wächersämmi and other stories
- Land and Lüt
- My weigh
- Uff e Wäg - So things and things
- Us Härz and Heimet - Värs and Rym
Literature about Traugott Meyer
- In memory of Traugott Meyer. Publication 1959.
- Traugott Meyer. In: Schwyzerlüt. Zytschrift für üses Schwyzerdütsch, 21st year (1959), issue 3.
- Franziska Meister: Traugott Meyer. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- A [nna] S [tüssi]: Meyer, Traugott. In: German Literature Lexicon . 3., completely reworked. Ed. 10th volume, column 997 f.
Web links
- Information about Traugott Meyer in the canton of Basel-Landschaft
- Literature by and about Traugott Meyer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Traugott Meyer in Swissbib
- Traugott Meyer in E-Periodica
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meyer, Traugott |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss poet and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 13, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wenslingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 16, 1959 |
| Place of death | Basel |