Walter Heichen

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Erich Walter Heichen (born June 22, 1876 in Stuttgart , † March 24, 1970 in Berlin ) was a German writer , translator , editor and publishing director . He used the pseudonyms : Walter Eichner , Erich Walter , Karl Wilding , Hermann Eiler and Gerd Kühnwald .

Life

Walter Heichen attended the Royal Gymnasium in Leipzig from Easter 1887 to December 31, 1888 and then the Friedrichsgymnasium in Frankfurt (Oder) . He then trained as a bookseller and worked as an editor for the German book trade journal . From 1909 he lived in Berlin. From 1920 he was head of the local book publisher A. Weichert .

Heichen also worked as a translator, editor and editor of works from world literature . He has penned over 100 books, including adventure novels, detective novels, women and romance novels, historical novels, science fiction , war novels and short stories.

Works (selection)

Fonts
  • 1892: The Sang an Aegir, or: Failed after the Unterprima. A school humor
  • 1894: Epiphany. A Christmas drama in four acts
  • 1902: Lord Byron. A biography
  • 1905: The stepchildren of the Alma mater. A novel from a university town
  • 1909: At sea and in Cameroon. A book for German youth
  • 1914: Under the banner of Hindenburg. Story from the Russian theater of war
  • 1915: By zeppelin and airplane: the war in the air, 1914-15
  • 1917: The Hell of Verdun
  • 1922: The last of the Incas. A story from the time of the discovery of America
  • 1927: Maria Stuart. Love and sorrows of a queen
  • 1929: The submarine pirate. A fantastic story for the youth
  • 1930: Madho Singh. The Maharajah of Lahaur. Story for the youth
  • 1934: Schill and his band of heroes. A historical narrative
  • 1936: The death of the caravan. Factual report on Sven Hedin's travels through Tibet
  • 1938: Thumelicus, son of Armin
  • 1939: Andreas Hofer
  • 1941: Cortez, the conqueror
  • 1949: James Cook, the circumnavigator. a tale for young people
  • 1964: The Eerie Stranger
  • 1965: A circumnavigator on a long journey. Of the bold deeds of great men
  • not dated: Beyond the stratosphere. Experiences between moon and earth. a tale for young people

literature

  • Wilhelm Kosch: German Literature Lexicon. Biographisch-Bibliographisches Handbuch , Vol. 7: Haab - Hogrebe, 3rd completely revised edition, Francke, Bern, Munich, Sp. 647.
  • Andreas Klimt (Red.): Kürschner's German Literature Calendar. Nekrolog 1971-1998 , KG Saur, Munich, Leipzig 1999, p. 237.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ König Albert-Gymnasium (Royal High School until 1900) in Leipzig: Student album 1880-1904 / 05 , Friedrich Gröber, Leipzig 1905
personal data
SURNAME Heichen, Walter
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heichen, Erich Walter (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH June 22, 1876
PLACE OF BIRTH Stuttgart
DATE OF DEATH March 24, 1970
Place of death Berlin