Willi Eggers
Willi Eggers (born April 2, 1911 in Hamburg , † May 25, 1979 in Soltau ) was a German author of Low German stories and poems and chairman of the Freudenthal Society .
Life
Eggers grew up in Hamburg and Wietzendorf . He studied philology in Hamburg and Marburg . He received his doctorate from the University of Hamburg in 1936 and then worked as a research assistant and teacher. During the Second World War he served as a soldier and in 1945 was taken prisoner by the Soviets, where he remained until 1950. In 1950 he returned to Germany and became a teacher at the Soltau grammar school . In 1979 he died in Soltau.
Works
- The Low German foundations of the Wilzen saga in the Thidrekssaga , Diss. Hamburg 1936 (reprint: Low German Yearbook 62 (1936), pp. 70–125)
- Höör up dien Hart: Low German Poems , 1954
- Bi'n Füür: En plattdüütsch history book , by Friedrich Freudenthal , edited by W. Eggers, 1977
- You read Red un sien Truuerfier , 1979
- Bi us here up'n Lannen: poems, stories and essays , 1982
- Bi'n Füür: En plattdüütsch history book , by Friedrich Freudenthal , edited by W. Eggers and H. Kröger, 1985
literature
- Hermann Quistorf , Johannes Saß : Low German authors' book , 1959
- Giovanni Nadiani: Low German literature of the Lüneburg Heath , 1983
- Gerhard Cordes : Dr. Willi Eggers . In: Binneboom , 1979
- Heinrich Kröger: Dr. Willi Eggers as chairman of the Freudenthal Society . In: Binneboom , 1979
Web links
- Willi Eggers in the Low German Bibliography and Biography (PBuB)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eggers, Willi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German author of Low German stories and poems |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 2, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hamburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 25, 1979 |
| Place of death | Soltau |