Hans Lorbeer was born as the illegitimate child of a worker girl in Lutherstadt Wittenberg in the Province of Saxony and grew up with foster parents in Kleinwittenberg and Piesteritz, both districts of Lutherstadt Wittenberg. After a non-self contained vocational training as a plumber, he was a laborer at different chemical laboratories in and around Wittenberg. He would become a member of the Freien deutsche Jugend (Free German Youth) in 1918, then the Communist Party of Germany (KPD) in 1921 and then a co-founder of the Association of Proletarian-Revolutionary Authors in 1928. He wrote for the KPD newspaper Klassenkampf (Class Struggle) in Halle and Die Rote Fahne after 1927. He was sacked from the Nitrogen factory in Piesteritz for political agitation and remained jobless until 1933. His exclusion from the KPD in 1931 because of violation of party lines that would be annulled in 1945. In 1932 he joined the Communist Party of Germany (Opposition). Because of anti-fascist resistance and contacts to the group Weise, he would be in a concentration camp in 1933 and 1934, then the Zuchthaus and Emslandlager, after which he was a laborer under Gestapo supervision.
From 8 May 1945 until 31 July 1950, Lorbeer was mayor of Piesteritz and then a freelance writer until his death.
Hans Lorbeer was a member of the Akademie der Künste. For his literary works, he was awarded the 1959 Heinrich Mann Prize, the 1961 National Prize of East Germany, the 1963 Mündel Prize of the Halle Bezirk and the 1971 Lion Feuchtwanger Prize, as well as the gold Patriotic Order of Merit and the Order of the Banner of Labor. On 8 August 1976 the city government of Lutherstadt Wittenberg agreed that Hans Lorbeer would be named an honorary citizen of the City. On the basis of the then legally valid position, he is viewed as the last Honorary Citizen of that city.
Worksedit
A representative selection of Lorbeer's poetic writings offered in the volume Chronik in Versen. Gedichte aus fünf Jahrzehnten had appeared in the 1971 Mitteldeutschen Verlag as a piece of Lorbeer's Gesammelten Werken in Einzelausgaben.
Novelsedit
Ein Mensch wird geprügelt (A Man is Beaten), Moscow 1930 (Russian), 1959
Die Sieben ist eine gute Zahl (Seven is a Good Number), 1953
Die Rebellen von Wittenberg (The Rebels of Wittenberg), Volume I (Das Fegefeuer) 1956, Volume II (Der Widerruf) 1959, Volume III (Die Obrigkeit) 1963
Der Spinner (The Spider)
Storiesedit
Wacht auf! (Wake Up!), Berlin 1928
Die Legende vom Soldaten Daniel (The Legend of the Soldier Daniel), 1948
Vorfrühling und andere Liebesgeschichten (Early Spring and Other Life Histories), 1953
Der Birkenhügel. Liebesgeschichten (The Birch Hill. Life Histories), Halle 1960
Zur freundlichen Erinnerung (Of Friendly Memories), 1960
Ein Leben lang (A Life Long), 1974
Poemsedit
Gedichte eines jungen Arbeiters (Poems of a Young Worker), 1925
Die Gitterharfe (The Rail Harp), 1948
Des Tages Lied (The Daily Song), 1948
Es singt ein Mensch auf allen Strassen (It Sings a People From all Streets), 1950
Als du siebenunddreißig warst (When you were thirty-seven), 1961
Christa Johannsen: Lutherstadt Wittenberg zwischen Gestern und Morgen. Union Verlag Berlin 1967
Dieter Heinemann: "Hans Lorbeer", in: Literatur der DDR, Volume 3, Verlag Volk und Wissen, Berlin 1987
Rüdiger Reinecke: "Widerstand Schreiben. Hans Lorbeer nach 1933". In: Wolfgang Asholt, Rüdiger Reinecke, Erhard Schütz, Hendrik Weber (Editor.): Unruhe und Engagement. Blicköffnungen für das Andere. Festschrift für Walter Fähnders zum 60. Geburtstag. Bielefeld: Aisthesis, 2004
hans, lorbeer, august, 1901, september, 1973, german, politician, writer, born, 1901, august, 1901lutherstadt, wittenberg, province, saxony, germanydiedseptember, 1973, 1973, aged, lutherstadt, wittenberg, province, saxony, germanyoccupation, politician, write. Hans Lorbeer 15 August 1901 7 September 1973 was a German politician and writer Hans LorbeerBorn 1901 08 15 August 15 1901Lutherstadt Wittenberg Province of Saxony GermanyDiedSeptember 7 1973 1973 09 07 aged 72 Lutherstadt Wittenberg Province of Saxony GermanyOccupation s Politician writer Contents 1 Life 2 Works 2 1 Novels 2 2 Stories 2 3 Poems 2 4 Dramas 3 Literature 4 External linksLife editHans Lorbeer was born as the illegitimate child of a worker girl in Lutherstadt Wittenberg in the Province of Saxony and grew up with foster parents in Kleinwittenberg and Piesteritz both districts of Lutherstadt Wittenberg After a non self contained vocational training as a plumber he was a laborer at different chemical laboratories in and around Wittenberg He would become a member of the Freien deutsche Jugend Free German Youth in 1918 then the Communist Party of Germany KPD in 1921 and then a co founder of the Association of Proletarian Revolutionary Authors in 1928 He wrote for the KPD newspaper Klassenkampf Class Struggle in Halle and Die Rote Fahne after 1927 He was sacked from the Nitrogen factory in Piesteritz for political agitation and remained jobless until 1933 His exclusion from the KPD in 1931 because of violation of party lines that would be annulled in 1945 In 1932 he joined the Communist Party of Germany Opposition Because of anti fascist resistance and contacts to the group Weise he would be in a concentration camp in 1933 and 1934 then the Zuchthaus and Emslandlager after which he was a laborer under Gestapo supervision From 8 May 1945 until 31 July 1950 Lorbeer was mayor of Piesteritz and then a freelance writer until his death Hans Lorbeer was a member of the Akademie der Kunste For his literary works he was awarded the 1959 Heinrich Mann Prize the 1961 National Prize of East Germany the 1963 Mundel Prize of the Halle Bezirk and the 1971 Lion Feuchtwanger Prize as well as the gold Patriotic Order of Merit and the Order of the Banner of Labor On 8 August 1976 the city government of Lutherstadt Wittenberg agreed that Hans Lorbeer would be named an honorary citizen of the City On the basis of the then legally valid position he is viewed as the last Honorary Citizen of that city Works editA representative selection of Lorbeer s poetic writings offered in the volume Chronik in Versen Gedichte aus funf Jahrzehnten had appeared in the 1971 Mitteldeutschen Verlag as a piece of Lorbeer s Gesammelten Werken in Einzelausgaben Novels edit Ein Mensch wird geprugelt A Man is Beaten Moscow 1930 Russian 1959 Die Sieben ist eine gute Zahl Seven is a Good Number 1953 Die Rebellen von Wittenberg The Rebels of Wittenberg Volume I Das Fegefeuer 1956 Volume II Der Widerruf 1959 Volume III Die Obrigkeit 1963 Der Spinner The Spider Stories edit Wacht auf Wake Up Berlin 1928 Die Legende vom Soldaten Daniel The Legend of the Soldier Daniel 1948 Vorfruhling und andere Liebesgeschichten Early Spring and Other Life Histories 1953 Der Birkenhugel Liebesgeschichten The Birch Hill Life Histories Halle 1960 Zur freundlichen Erinnerung Of Friendly Memories 1960 Ein Leben lang A Life Long 1974 Poems edit Gedichte eines jungen Arbeiters Poems of a Young Worker 1925 Die Gitterharfe The Rail Harp 1948 Des Tages Lied The Daily Song 1948 Es singt ein Mensch auf allen Strassen It Sings a People From all Streets 1950 Als du siebenunddreissig warst When you were thirty seven 1961 Die Strassen gehen The Streets go 1961 Chronik in Versen Chronicle in Verses 1971 Dramas edit Die Trinker 1925 Liebknecht Luxemburg Lenin 1927 Panzerkreuzer Potemkin 1929 Phosphor Leningrad 1931Literature editWalther Killy Literatur Lexikon Bertelsmann Lexikon Verlag Gutersloh Munchen 1990 Christa Johannsen Lutherstadt Wittenberg zwischen Gestern und Morgen Union Verlag Berlin 1967 Dieter Heinemann Hans Lorbeer in Literatur der DDR Volume 3 Verlag Volk und Wissen Berlin 1987 Rudiger Reinecke Widerstand Schreiben Hans Lorbeer nach 1933 In Wolfgang Asholt Rudiger Reinecke Erhard Schutz Hendrik Weber Editor Unruhe und Engagement Blickoffnungen fur das Andere Festschrift fur Walter Fahnders zum 60 Geburtstag Bielefeld Aisthesis 2004External links editLiterature by and on Hans Lorbeer in the catalog of the German National Library in German Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hans Lorbeer amp oldid 1173582442, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
