Walther Lohmeyer

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Walther Lohmeyer (born April 27, 1890 in Stuttgart ; † May 9, 1951 in Ascona ( Switzerland )) was a German-Swiss publisher and writer.

Life

Walther Lohmeyer was born Friedrich Wilhelm Walther Lohmeyer on April 27, 1890, the only child of the publishing house book dealer Friedrich Lohmeyer (* 1863) and Luise Lohmeyer-Wunderlich in Stuttgart. In 1908 he graduated from grammar school and studied literary history, political science and philosophy in Tübingen , Berlin and Heidelberg . He completed his studies in 1912 with a dissertation entitled “The mass scenes in older German drama” with Max von Waldberg in Heidelberg.

On February 6, 1916, Lohmeyer moved from Stuttgart to Zurich, where he worked as a journalist. In January 1916 he was employed on a trial basis at Verlag Huber & Co. in Frauenfeld , where he stayed until August 31, 1918 and published works by Robert Walser and Paul Ilg , among others .

In 1918 he worked for the Basler National-Zeitung . Lohmeyer was a co-founder of Rhein-Verlag in 1919 ; he worked together with his father as managing director of this publishing house. In his work there, he was responsible for translations by James Joyce , among other things . In 1929 he and his father left the publishing house.

From 1931 to 1935 Lohmeyer worked as editor of the monthly magazine for a healthy lifestyle . He first moved to Zug in 1934 and then to Zurich on May 3, 1937, to his father's apartment.

In 1935 the book "Das stumme Deutschland redet: Talks mit Deutschen von W." was published, which was probably written by Walther Lohmeyer and which criticized National Socialism .

From 1934 Lohmeyer worked as a freelance journalist, including for the federal government and the Catholic Neue Zürcher Nachrichten . In his life he wrote over 20 books and countless newspaper articles.

Lohmeyer died unexpectedly of a stroke on May 9, 1951 in Ascona.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h André Salathé: "You don't have to want to discover all the secrets." : Robert and Karl Walser's correspondence with the Huber Frauenfeld publishing house (1916–1922) including a biography of the publisher Walther Lohmeyer (1890–1951) / André Salathé . Historical Association d. Canton of Thurgau, Frauenfeld 2013, ISBN 978-3-9522896-9-3 .
  2. ↑ Walther Lohmeyer: Catalog Record: The mass scenes in older German drama . Retrieved July 20, 2013.
  3. ↑ copies: The silent Germany speaks: . Retrieved on July 20, 2013.  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / aggb-katalog.de  

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credentials

  • André Salathé: " You don't have to want to discover all the secrets ." : Robert and Karl Walser's correspondence with the Huber Frauenfeld publishing house (1916–1922) including a biography of the publisher Walther Lohmeyer (1890–1951) / André Salathé. Historical Association d. Canton of Thurgau, Frauenfeld 2013
personal data
SURNAME Lohmeyer, Walther
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Lohmeyer, Friedrich Wilhelm Walther
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Swiss publisher
DATE OF BIRTH April 27, 1890
PLACE OF BIRTH Stuttgart
DATE OF DEATH May 9, 1951
Place of death Ascona