Walter Adrian
Walter P. Adrian (born October 14, 1897 in Bern ; † 1963 ) was a Swiss writer , art critic and journalist .
life and work
Walter Adrian grew up in Bern and studied at the universities of Bern, Zurich and Rome after graduating from high school . During his student days, Adrian often stayed in Italy and wrote his first short stories and travel novels .
Adrian received his doctorate in New German, German and art history, wrote his dissertation on Carl Spitteler in 1922 and then worked as a freelance journalist, especially as an art critic for the newspaper Der Bund . His beginning literary and journalistic work was under the aegis of the features editor Hugo Marti . Adrian was also responsible for the A. Francke Verlag in Bern as editor and propagandist.
Further trips followed to Morocco , Algiers , the Sahara , Central Europe and the north. To do this, he undertook a hike from Rome to Naples through the ancient Via Appia .
Adrian was a member of the Berne Writers' Association (BSV) and received the Swiss Schiller Prize in 1942 and 1957 and the City of Bern Prize for Literature in 1948 and 1957 . Some of his works were youth oriented.
Works
- The mythology in Carl Spitteler's Olympic Spring. P. Haupt, Bern 1922. (Dissertation, digitized version ).
- Georg Küffer: Hymns. In: Wissen und Leben , Vol. 25, Issue 7, 1922–1923, pp. 247–248. ( Digitized version ).
- In the ripening period. In: Wissen und Leben , Vol. 26, Issue 2, 1923–1924, pp. 90–100. ( Digitized version ).
- The eternal journey to earth. Chr. Kaiser, Munich 1931. ( Munich amateur plays ; 60).
- Rudolf von Travel - a poet of old Switzerland . In: Neue Schweizer Rundschau , Vol. 2, Issue 7, 1934–1935, pp. 432–436. ( Digitized version ).
- On the volcano of Italy. In: Die Berner Woche , Vol. 29, Issue 12, 1939, pp. 314-315. ( Digitized version ).
- Fighters on rock and sand. An African adventure. Told from real life for the youth. Orell Füssli, Zurich 1941.
- Au soleil d'Allah. Adaptation française d'Henri Bonifas. Editions Spes, Lausanne 1942.
- Peaceful Africa. Feuz, Bern [1940].
- Artos, the Tigurine. A story from the early days of Switzerland. A. Francke AG, Bern 1947.
- The way to Bibrakte. Francke, Bern 1955.
- To some pictures by Willi Meister. In: Architektur und Kunst , Vol. 29, Issue 6, 1955, pp. 193–196. ( Digitized version ).
- In the land of the sun of Allah. A Moroccan Adventure. Sauerländer, Aarau / Frankfurt am Main 1957.
- Palm tree and minaret. Forays through southern Spain and Morocco. Good writings, Bern 1958.
- The city on the Feuerberg. A story from ancient Pompeii. Orell Füssli, Zurich 1960.
literature
- Short biography in: Swiss contemporary writers. Ecrivains suisses. Scrittori Svizzeri. Scriptuors Svizzers. Francke, Bern 1962, p. 13.
Web links
- Adrian, Walter . In: Literpedia Bern. The Lexicon of Bernese Writers.
- Literature by and about Walter Adrian in IDS Basel Bern
Individual evidence
- ↑ Portrait photography, in: Carl Ludwig Lang: 125 years Francke Verlag Bern. Founded in 1831 as a Dalp'sche bookstore. Commemorative publication for the 125th anniversary. Francke, Bern 1957, p. 15. In it also Walter Adrian's part of school books in the complete publisher's directory .
- ↑ Prices and benefits (alphabetical). In: schillerstiftung.ch. Swiss Schiller Foundation, accessed on June 13, 2020 .
- ↑ Verena Rutschmann: Progress and Freedom. National virtues in historical books for young people since 1880. Chronos Verlag, Zurich 1994.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Adrian, Walter |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Adrian, Walter P. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss writer, art critic and journalist |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1897 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Bern |
DATE OF DEATH | 1963 |