Wilhelm Brockpähler

Wilhelm Hermann Brockpähler (born February 11, 1894 in Dorsten ; † January 21, 1980 in Münster ) was a German teacher, author and local researcher.

Life

Wilhelm Brockpähler attended the preparandy and the teachers' seminar in Wolstein / Posen and initially taught in Bleichfelde near Bromberg . He then moved to Hörde until he was called up for military service during the First World War. After his release from prisoner-of-war, he resumed teaching in Hörde and finally moved to Hettstedt in the Harz region .

In 1936 he had to give up school service for health reasons. Brockpähler moved to Münster and joined the management of the Westphalian Homeland Federation . He later took over its chairmanship.

Wilhelm Brockpähler was married. Daughter Renate Brockpähler was director of the Westphalian folk song archive in Münster; his son Wolfgang Brockpähler was a writer.

Works

• A home book for the city and its surroundings . Hörde 1928.
• Community Wettringen (Ed.): Contributions to the local history of Wettringen. tape 1 : For the 1100 anniversary. Wettringen July 1938.
• Kinnerland. Plattdütske Riemsels för School and Familge . Aschendorff, 1949.
• Moor and heather of the Westphalian Münsterland . German Heimat-Verlag, 1955.
• Low German puzzles from Westphalia . Gieseking, 1955.
• Discovery trips in the Westphalian country . Gieseking, 1958.
• Stone crosses in Westphalia . Aschendorff 1963.
• Wettringen - History of a Munsterland Community . Wet race 1970.

Wilhelm Brockpähler appeared as editor for the following works:

• Westphalian home calendar . (1944-1966).
• Song sheets of the Westphalian Heimatbund (approx. 50 issues)
• Small Westphalian Series (approx. 80 issues)

Awards

• 1966: Agnes Miegel badge

Web links

• Literature by and about Wilhelm Brockpähler in the catalog of the German National Library
• Wilhelm Brockpähler in the Lexicon of Westphalian Authors
• suehnekreuz.de : Entry about Wilhelm Brockpähler