Meinrad Lienert | |
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| Born | (1865-05-21)21 May 1865 Einsiedeln,Switzerland |
| Died | 26 December 1933(1933-12-26) (aged 68) Küsnacht,Switzerland |
| Occupation | Writer,poet,journalist |
| Language | Swiss German,German |
| Nationality | Swiss |
| Period | 1891–1933 |
| Spouse | Maria Magdalena Josefina Gyr |
Meinrad Lienert (21 May 1865 – 26 December 1933) was aSwisswriter,poet andjournalist. He was most noted for his works in theSwiss German language.
After finishing his studies of law, Lienert became notary in his native town ofEinsiedeln. Together with two partners he then took over the local newspaperEinsiedler Anzeiger in 1891 and became its editor.
In 1899 he moved toZürich where he was initially the editor of the newspaperDie Limmat but later established himself as an independent writer. In 1919 he returned to journalism becoming the editor of the "Zürcher Volkszeitung". In the same year he received an honorary doctorate from the University of Zurich. In 1923 he returned to his native town of Einsiedeln. On 26 December 1933 he died inKüsnacht.
Meinrad Lienert published his first stories in Swiss German in theNeue Zürcher Zeitung. These were later published under the nameFlüehblüemli (1891). The poem collections Schwäbelpfyffli (1906, 1913, 1920) belongs to his most important dialect works. Apart from that he wrote countless short stories and novels instandard German. The most important are: Swiss Tales and Heroic Stories (1914), The King of Euland (1928), The Double Mathias and his Daughters (1929).
