Hanns In der Gand was the pen name of Ladislaus Krupski (25 February 1882 in La Vernaz,

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) – 24 May 1947 in

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) was a Swiss folklorist and collector of traditional and military songs. Born to a Polish father and a German mother, he held citizenship of

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in the canton of Zurich. He was educated in

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, he studied in Neuchatel and was educated as a singer in

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and

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. He worked as an actor at the court of

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, but returned to Switzerland in the

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. He was active collecting traditional folk songs and instrumental music in all parts of Switzerland in the interbellum period. His pseudonym suggests a native of

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, the surname being taken from the name of a character in a novel by Ernst Zahn, ''Albin Indergand''. He used this name in order to more easily gain the confidence of his rural informants from whom he collected the songs. He used to perform the songs he collected, accompanying himself on the

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. During both world wars he was employed as a singer in the

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Bibliography

* "Schwyzerfähnli" 1915-17 * "La petite Gilberte de Courgenay" 1917 * "Vieilles chansons populaires et militaires de la Suisse Romande et Italienne" 1917 * "Alti Schwyzerlieder" 1921 * "Scelta di canzoni popolari ticinesi" 1933

References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Gand, Hanns In der 1882 births 1947 deaths Swiss folklorists Swiss people of Polish descent Swiss people of German descent