Wilhelm Hochgreve

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Hunting license from Wilhelm Hochgreve

Wilhelm Hochgreve (born November 9, 1885 in Osterwieck ; † May 30, 1968 in Goslar ) was a German author and reciter . The focus of his literary work is hunting romance and the representation of nature in his Harz homeland. Hochgreve is also known as the "Hermann Löns of the Harz".

life and work

Wilhelm Hochgreve was born in Osterwieck and attended high school in Goslar. He studied German , history and natural sciences in Munich , Berlin and Leipzig and was a student of lecturer Emil Milan in Berlin . Since the age of 18 he was active as a writer in the field of natural history and local history. The love of hunting and nature determined his poetic work. Stylistically, his works are reminiscent of the Heide poet Hermann Löns . He combined a romantic feeling with extensive and well-founded details about what happened in nature.

Hochgreve also appeared through recitation evenings mainly of Low German literature. He benefited from his virtuoso command of German dialects and his excellent ability to imitate animal noises. Documents on the life and work of Wilhelm Hochgreve can be found in the Goslar City Archives. A street in Goslar is named after him.

Works (selection)

Books

  • The laughing forest , 1910
  • On game trails in German hunting grounds , 1910
  • In the hunting ground , 1920
  • Images and sounds from German mountain forests , 1921
  • Source of joy. A cheerful lecture book , 1922
  • About Kimme and Korn , 1925
  • From the dormouse to the crown deer. An animal and hunting book , 1927
  • Of game and forest and happy hunting , 1929
  • Diana giggles in 1930
  • Colored leaves , 1936
  • The woods are calling , 1937
  • With rifle, dog and camera , 1940
  • Villagers. Village stories by German narrators , 1943
  • Borstig family , 1944
  • Small game and hunting knowledge , 1948
  • The secret people from Buchenberg , 1950
  • Experienced and heard wildlife , 1950
  • Wonderful life in the German forest , 1954
  • Where the deer roar , 1956
  • The devil deer , 1957
  • Forest and game - my world , 1958
  • A life for game and forage , 1963
  • Our hunter's language , 1963
Grave site in the old cemetery in Goslar

Awards

  • 1958: Goslar Culture Prize

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wilhelm Hochgreve's hunting license
  2. ^ M. Raack: W. Hochgreve on his birthday tomorrow , Goslarsche Zeitung, Nov. 8, 1955
  3. ↑ Dr. Ursula Müller: The Hermann Löns des Harzes , Goslarsche Zeitung, May 30, 2008

literature

  • Paolo Bortolono: La animal poetry di Wilhelm Hochgreve. Dissertation, Salerno 1964.
personal data
SURNAME Hochgreve, Wilhelm
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer and reciter
DATE OF BIRTH November 9, 1885
PLACE OF BIRTH Osterwieck
DATE OF DEATH May 30, 1968
Place of death Goslar