Eugen Roth

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Eugen Roth (January 24, 1895 in Munich – April 28, 1976 in Munich) was a German lyricist and poet, he wrote mostly humorous verse.

Roth was the son of the well-known Munich writer Hermann Roth. He volunteered for service in the first world war and was severely wounded. He studied history, art history, and philosophy earning in 1922 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, they are still considered current today.

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)

External links

Eugen Roth in the German National Library catalogue
(German) Biography
(German) Selected works

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 22936980 LCCN: n86000415 ISNI: 0000 0001 0959 8334 GND: 118749935 SELIBR: 279336 SUDOC: 072245727 NLA: 35747468 NKC: kup20030000084359

Persondata
Name	Roth, Eugen
Alternative names
Short description	German writer
Date of birth	January 24, 1895
Place of birth
Date of death	April 28, 1976
Place of death

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