Peter Philipp (16 July 1971 – 6 February 2014) was a German writer and comedian.

Life and work

Peter Philipp was born in 1971 in

Düsseldorf Düsseldorf ( , , ; often in English sources; Low Franconian and Ripuarian language, Ripuarian: ''Düsseldörp'' ; archaic nl, Dusseldorp ) is the capital city of North Rhine-Westphalia, the most populous state of Germany. It is the second- ...

Northrhine-Westphalia North Rhine-Westphalia (german: Nordrhein-Westfalen, ; li, Noordrien-Wesfale ; nds, Noordrhien-Westfalen; ksh, Noodrhing-Wäßßfaale), commonly shortened to NRW (), is a state (''Land'') in Western Germany. With more than 18 million inhab ...

. There he studied from 1992 to 2000 German literature and philosophy at the Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf. He published several books and founded the cabaret vocal ensemble ''Waschkraft'', as its chief songwriter, bassist, singer and master of ceremonies, he served since 2000. In 1998, the book ''Logisch-philosophische Untersuchungen'' was published by

Walter de Gruyter Walter de Gruyter GmbH, known as De Gruyter (), is a German scholarly publishing house specializing in academic literature. History The roots of the company go back to 1749 when Frederick the Great granted the Königliche Realschule in Be ...

. In 2000 Philipp published his first poetry book (Grupello publisher in Düsseldorf). In 2003, the book of poems ''Die Flötentöne'' was published. In 2004 he received the

Förderpreis für Literatur der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf The Förderpreis für Literatur der Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf is a German literary award donated by the City of Düsseldorf in North Rhine-Westphalia. The Prize for Literature in support of the City of Düsseldorf has been awarded since 1972 by ...

in Northrhine-Westphalia. Philip lived as a freelance writer in Düsseldorf and wrote poetry and prose. He died on 6 February 2014 at the age of 42 in his home town of Düsseldorf.

Awards

* 2004:

Peter Philipp in: Kulturamt Landeshauptstadt Düsseldorf
* 2006: 6. Schwelmer Kleinkunstpreis * 2006: RP-Kleinkunstpreis „Goldener Xaver“ * 2007: Kleinkunstpreis „St. Ingberter Pfanne“ * 2008: Herborner Schlumpeweck * 2009: Kleinkunstpreis der Eifel-Kulturtage „Goldene Berta 2009“

Publications

Books

* “Fatimas Träume: Deutsche-Welle-Literaturwettbewerb für die arabischsprachige Welt”, Berlin 1994 (als Herausgeber zusammen mit George Khoury) * “Logisch-philosophische Untersuchungen”, Berlin 1998 * “Kleine Automatenhunde”, Gedichte, Grupello-Verlag, Düsseldorf, 2000 * “Die Flötentöne - Ein Lehrgang in 12 Schritten”, Gedichte, Grupello-Verlag, Düsseldorf, 2003

Contributions in Anthologies

* “John Linthicum zugewandt” Grupello-Verlag, Düsseldorf, 2003 * “Nix verraten dich, Grupello!”, Eine Festschrift, Grupello-Verlag, Düsseldorf, 2005 * “M8worte”, mit Autorengruppe M8worte, 2005 * “Feinschmecker und Zeitschmecker”, mit Autorengruppe M8worte, 2006

Discography

* 2003: „Waschblatt“, CD * 2008: „Cocktail Scheisse Katze“, CD * 2009: „Feine Stücke“, CD

References

External links

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Peter Philipp in Waschkraft
{{DEFAULTSORT:Philipp, Peter 1971 births 2014 deaths Writers from Düsseldorf People from the Rhine Province German male comedians 21st-century German poets 21st-century German male writers Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf alumni German male poets 20th-century German poets 20th-century German male writers