Eugen Roth (January 24, 1895 – April 28, 1976) was a Bavarian

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems ( oral or wri ...

who wrote mostly

humorous Humour (Commonwealth English) or humor (American English) is the tendency of experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement. The term derives from the humoral medicine of the ancient Greeks, which taught that the balance of fluids in th ...

verse. Roth was born in

Munich Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Ha ...

, the son of the well-known Munich writer Hermann Roth. He volunteered for service in the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

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

, 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 {{Germany-writer-stub