Walter higher

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Walter Höher (born February 22, 1925 in Schwerte ; † August 22, 2015 there ) was a German teacher and dialect poet.

Life

After attending elementary school in Ergste , Höher attended grammar school in Schwerte. His school years were interrupted from 1943 to 1945 by military service in World War II, in which he was seriously wounded. In 1946 he then graduated from high school. Then he first attended the commercial college and then studied pedagogy for teaching in Dortmund . He later worked as a teacher in Bönen and Kalthof , then from 1968 until his retirement in 1986 as rector of the community secondary school in Ergste; his main teaching areas were German, music and training for young teachers.

Höher was committed to dialect research and was active in various relevant organizations, such as the Märkischer Kreis home association, the Plattdüütscher Schrieverkring in the WHB Münster and the Plattdüütsche Spraokstie in Münster. In addition, he was for many years the managing director and Low German swart of the Ergste homeland association and regularly gave Low German lectures in Low German circles and associations.

He wrote not only Low German essays and contributions for the regional print media, but also radio contributions and Low German song compositions. One of the better-known pieces is the text he wrote in 2008 for the “Südwestfalenlied”, composed by Wilfried Diener.

In radio he was involved in Low German song and text compositions at WDR and in 456 local radio broadcasts on Radio Märkischer Kreis between 1990 and 1996.

Höher died at the age of 90 after a long illness.

Awards

  • 1981: 1st author award of the Märkischer Kreis for a Low German school reading competition
  • 1984: 1st prize at the Lüdenscheid Low German authors' competition
  • Ring of honor of the city of Schwerte
  • Federal Cross of Merit
  • 1994: Andreas Rottendorf Prize for Low German Literature

Works

  • Dör Bruuk un Tiet. Lyrics and songs . LP and MC. Self-published, Ergste 1980.
  • Chandelier maol. Lyrics and songs . LP. Self-published, Ergste 1984.
  • Highest Western Blue. A colorful bouquet for Frönne van da plattdütsche Spraoke . Published by the Heimatverein Ergste, Ergste 1984.
  • Chrisdaggsklocken sounds. Low German for winter and Christmas in words and sounds . LP and MC. Linnepe Verlag, Schwerte 1988; Extended new edition as CD 2008.
  • Märkian food, mündkesmaote . Heimatbund Märkischer Kreis, Altena 1992.
  • Luster mol "listen to it". Walter Höher sings Low German songs . MC. Self-published, Schwerte-Ergste 1993.
  • Listen to Low German - read along with High German. Dialects in the Märkisches Kreis and in the adjacent areas. 50 years of Low German recordings . 9 books or CDs. Heimatbund Märkischer Kreis, Altena 2008, ISBN 978-3-926890-32-0 .
together with Horst Ludwigsen
  • Dictionary of South Westphalian dialects . Heimatbund Märkischer Kreis, Altena 1997, ISBN 3-926890-13-4 .
  • Rüüm (e) straote. Rhyming and inconsistent in Westphalian-Markish Platt . Heimatbund Märkischer Kreis, Altena 1999.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Ingo Rous: Walter Höher died: Elsebad mourns his friend and sponsor. In: Schwerte perspective. August 24, 2015. Retrieved August 25, 2017 .
  2. ↑ The Südwestfalenlied. In: Südwestfalen-Agentur. Retrieved August 25, 2017 .
personal data
SURNAME Higher, Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German teacher and dialect poet
DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Swords
DATE OF DEATH 22nd August 2015
Place of death Swords