Eugen Roth
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Eugen Roth was a German
lyricist and poet, he wrote mostly humorous verse.
Roth was the son of the well-known Munich writer Hermann Roth. He volunteered for service in the first world war
and was severely wounded. He studied history, art history, and philosophy earning in 1922 his doctorate degree. From 1927 to 1933 he was the editor of the Münchner Neuesten Nachrichten (Newest Munich News). Especially beloved were his humorous poems, they are still considered current today.
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lyricist and poet, he wrote mostly humorous verse.
Roth was the son of the well-known Munich writer Hermann Roth. He volunteered for service in the first world war
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
and was severely wounded. He studied history, art history, and philosophy earning in 1922 his doctorate degree. From 1927 to 1933 he was the editor of the Münchner Neuesten Nachrichten (Newest Munich News). Especially beloved were his humorous poems, they are still considered current today.
Selected works
- Ein Mensch (Humans) (1935)
- Eugen Roths Tierleben (Eugen Roth's Animal life) (1948)
- Heitere Kneipp-Fibel (Kneipp's Humorous Booklet) (1954)
- Humorapotheke (Humor-pharmacy) (1956 - 1959)
- Das Eugen-Roth-Buch (The Eugen Roth Book) (1966)
- Der Wunderdoktor-Heitere Verse (The Miracle Doctor's Humorous Verses) (1939)