Eugen Roth (born January 24, 1895 in Munich; died 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
- (German) Collected works
