Meinrad Lienert
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The Swiss writer Meinrad Lienert (21 May 1865 - 26 December 1933) is most noted for his works in the Swiss German
dialect
. After finishing his studies of law, he became notary in his native town of Einsiedeln. Together with two partners he then took over the local newspaper "Einsiedler Anzeiger" in 1891 and became its editor.
In 1899 he moved to Zurich where he was initially the editor of the newspaper "Die Limmat" but later established himself as an independent writer. In 1919 he returned to journalism becoming the editor of the "Zürcher Volkszeitung". In the same year he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Zurich. In 1923 he returned to his native town of Einsiedeln. On 26 December 1933 he died in Küsnacht
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Meinrad Lienert published his first stories in the Swiss German dialect in the "Neue Zürcher Zeitung
". These were later published under the name "Flüehblüemli. The poem collection "s Schwäbelpfyffli" (1906, 1913, 1920) belongs to his most important dialect works. Apart from that he wrote countless short stories and novels in standard German
. The most important are: Swiss Tales and Heroic Stories (1914), The King of Euland (1928), The Double Mathias and his Daughters (1929).
(Translated from: Visit Einsiedeln
Swiss German
Swiss German is any of the Alemannic dialects spoken in Switzerland and in some Alpine communities in Northern Italy. Occasionally, the Alemannic dialects spoken in other countries are grouped together with Swiss German as well, especially the dialects of Liechtenstein and Austrian Vorarlberg...
dialect
Dialect
The term dialect is used in two distinct ways, even by linguists. One usage refers to a variety of a language that is a characteristic of a particular group of the language's speakers. The term is applied most often to regional speech patterns, but a dialect may also be defined by other factors,...
. After finishing his studies of law, he became notary in his native town of Einsiedeln. Together with two partners he then took over the local newspaper "Einsiedler Anzeiger" in 1891 and became its editor.
In 1899 he moved to Zurich where he was initially the editor of the newspaper "Die Limmat" but later established himself as an independent writer. In 1919 he returned to journalism becoming the editor of the "Zürcher Volkszeitung". In the same year he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Zurich. In 1923 he returned to his native town of Einsiedeln. On 26 December 1933 he died in Küsnacht
Küsnacht
Küsnacht is a municipality in the district of Meilen in the canton of Zurich in Switzerland.-History:Küsnacht is first mentioned in 1188 as de Cussenacho....
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Meinrad Lienert published his first stories in the Swiss German dialect in the "Neue Zürcher Zeitung
Neue Zürcher Zeitung
The Neue Zürcher Zeitung is a major German language Swiss daily newspaper based in Zurich.One of the oldest newspapers still published, it originally appeared as Zürcher Zeitung, edited by Salomon Gessner, from January 12, 1780, and was renamed to Neue Zürcher Zeitung in 1821...
". These were later published under the name "Flüehblüemli. The poem collection "s Schwäbelpfyffli" (1906, 1913, 1920) belongs to his most important dialect works. Apart from that he wrote countless short stories and novels in standard German
Standard German
Standard German is the standard variety of the German language used as a written language, in formal contexts, and for communication between different dialect areas...
. The most important are: Swiss Tales and Heroic Stories (1914), The King of Euland (1928), The Double Mathias and his Daughters (1929).
(Translated from: Visit Einsiedeln