Werner Johannes Guggenheim
Werner Johannes Guggenheim (born September 30, 1895 in St. Gallen ; † May 25, 1946 in Bern ) was a Swiss actor , playwright , dramaturge and translator .
Life
Werner J. Guggenheim grew up as the son of a lace manufacturer in St. Gallen; his older brother was the lawyer Carl Guggenheim (1884–1955). He completed his German studies at the universities of Zurich and Lausanne in 1919 with a doctorate ; then he trained as a dramaturge in Berlin . In 1922/23 he worked as a dramaturge and director at the Braunschweig State Theater and from 1924 to 1933 at the St. Gallen City Theater .
From 1934 he worked as a freelance translator - his main work is the translation of the works of Charles Ferdinand Ramuz , as well as Léon Savary , François Mauriac and Ignazio Silone - and a writer. He wrote historical dramas , comedies and anti-fascist episodes : He celebrated his greatest success on the Swiss stage in 1938 with bombers for Japan , where he criticized Switzerland's arms trade with Nazi Germany ("Japan"!) And the other Axis powers . His play Education for People , written in 1938 , in which he openly denounced Nazi racial doctrine , was only performed in St. Gallen in December 1945. Guggenheim also (together with René König) translated the diaries (1939–1943) of the Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano .
In 1931 he married Ursula von Wiese . He lived with her in Bern and Ascona since 1934 . From 1931 until his death he was also President of the Society of Swiss Dramatists (GSD), a sub-association of the Swiss Writers' Association (SSV); his successor was Albert J. Welti .
Awards
- 1946 Prize from the Swiss Schiller Foundation
Works
- The realm . Potsdam 1924
- The woman in the mask . 1926
- The village of St. Justen (after Felix Moeschlin ). 1928
- The rogue island . 1929
- The Swiss Guard . Aarau 1934
- Frymann (after CF Ramuz). Elgg 1938
- Bomber for Japan . 1938
- The Roman fountain . 1939
- Angela Borgia's love (after CF Meyer ). Elgg 1942
literature
- Marie-Louise Michel: Werner Johannes Guggenheim . In: Andreas Kotte (Ed.): Theater Lexikon der Schweiz . Volume 1, Chronos, Zurich 2005, ISBN 3-0340-0715-9 , p. 767 f.
Web links
- Literature by and about Werner Johannes Guggenheim in the catalog of the German National Library
- Ursula Käser-Leisibach: Guggenheim, Werner Johannes. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Texts on Werner Johannes Guggenheim by Charles Linsmayer
Individual evidence
- ^ Krüger Verlag, 1946
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Guggenheim, Werner Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss playwright |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1895 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Gallen |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 25, 1946 |
| Place of death | Bern |