Werner P. Heyd

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Werner Paul Heyd (born October 21, 1920 in Stuttgart ; † January 8, 1996 in Oberndorf am Neckar ) was a Swabian journalist and author. From 1945 to 1950 he studied theology, philology, English, folklore, art history, music history and music theory in Tübingen. In 1951 he completed his studies with a doctorate in philology. He married Grete, nee Weisschuh, and has a daughter.

As a journalist, among other things, he was committed to German orthography . He was a member of the international spelling commission that decided in 1954 on the "Stuttgart Recommendations".

From 1961 to 1985 he was an editor at the Schwarzwälder Boten in Oberndorf am Neckar, since 1965 he has been the chief feature editor and wrote regularly about cultural events, exhibitions and artists. In addition to working for his newspaper, he also wrote articles for other magazines, forewords to books and his own books on the art and culture of Southwest Germany.

Fonts (selection)

  • Peasant Proverbs. Weather rules and lottery slogans , collected by WP Heyd, with lithographs by HAP Grieshaber . Dietrich, Memmingen 1971, ISBN 3-87164-061-1
  • Bibliography of the journal articles on the spelling reform. On behalf of the consortium for new spelling ev - agnr - compiled and introduced by dr. Werner P. Heyd . Self-published, Stuttgart 1958
  • Bibliography of Württemberg history . Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 1968–1974
  • The baptismal names in Nehren, Hausen, Hörschwang and Trochtelfingen . Dissertation, University of Tübingen 1950
  • The proofreader. Workshop of the book , Verlag Documentation, Munich-Pullach and Berlin, 1971, ISBN 3-7940-8824-7
  • Gottfried Graf and the "degenerate art" in Stuttgart. (= Contributions to the history of the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart , vol. 6). With a preliminary remark by Wolfgang Kermer . State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart, Stuttgart 1987
  • Laughing editorial team. Blooms of style, misprints, anecdotes . Cicero, Stuttgart 1971
  • Lilo Rasch-Naegele . Introduction . Belser, Stuttgart 1976
  • Margret Hofheinz-Döring . An artist's monograph . Steels and Friedel, Stuttgart 1979, ISBN 3-8116-7046-8
  • Masks of our city: Oberndorf . Fink, Stuttgart 1973
  • Do not fret. A consolation and smile book for those with misprints . Bleicher, Gerlingen and Stuttgart, 1976
  • Swabian heads . Bleicher, Gerlingen 1980, ISBN 3-88350-302-9
  • Weather prophet in nature . Dietrich, Memmingen 1971

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personal data
SURNAME Heyd, Werner P.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Heyd, Werner Paul (full name); And, Weisschuh (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swabian journalist and author
DATE OF BIRTH October 21, 1920
PLACE OF BIRTH Stuttgart
DATE OF DEATH January 8, 1996
Place of death Oberndorf am Neckar