Eugen Roth (January 24, 1895 – April 28, 1976) was a
Bavarian poet
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who wrote mostly
humorous
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verse.
Roth was born in
Munich
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, the son of the well-known Munich writer
Hermann Roth. He volunteered for service in the
First World War
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and was severely wounded. He studied history, art history, and philosophy and in 1922 he earned 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. He died in
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by popu ...
, aged 81.
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)
Awards
* ''Munich art prize for literature'' (1952)
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1895 births
1976 deaths
Musicians from Munich
Commanders Crosses of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
German male writers
German Army personnel of World War I
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