Ulrich Benzel

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Ulrich Benzel (born March 21, 1925 in Neustettin ; † March 30, 1999 ) was a German high school teacher and fairy tale collector.

Benzel in 1954 at the University of Marburg with a thesis on "The village culture of the Sudeten German community Roßhaupt and their changes after the expulsion" to Dr. phil. PhD. He lived as a high school teacher, most recently senior teacher, in Lauterbach (Hesse) .

He collected and published fairy tales , sagas and legends from his homeland Pomerania , the Sudetenland , the Caucasus and other regions.

Fonts (selection)

  • Sudeten German folk tales . Elwert, Marburg 1962.
  • Caucasian fairy tale. English, Wiesbaden 1976.
  • Fairy tales and legends of the Germans from Bohemia and Moravia . 2 volumes. Pustet, Regensburg 1980.
  • Pomeranian fairy tales and legends. Volume 1, Neustettin district. 1980.
  • Fairy tales, legends and tales from Lauterbach and the Vogelsberg district . Lassleben, Kallmünz 1991.

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personal data
SURNAME Benzel, Ulrich
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German fairy tale collector
DATE OF BIRTH March 21, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Neustettin
DATE OF DEATH March 30, 1999