Hugo Marti
Hugo Marti was a Swiss Germanist, writer and literary editor.
Life and work
Hugo Marti grew up in Basel, Liestal and Bern. Initially, he studied law, but in 1914 switched to German studies (literature and linguistics). His studies were several times interrupted by periods spent in Norway and Romania, where he supported himself by working as a home tutor. He eventually obtained his doctorate from the University of Bern in 1921 with a dissertation on the language used in the Swiss Civil Code.His first job after this was on the iconic Pestalozzi-Kalender, a diary/agenda published annually for school children. In 1922 he was appointed to a Literary editorship with Der Bund, a daily national newspaper published in Bern. Here, many of his more satirical contributions appeared under the pseudonym "Bepp": Bepp's true identity became known only after the writer's death. As literary editor, he was supportive of younger authors such as Friedrich Glauser and Kurt Guggenheim, and acted as a counter-weight to the famously conservative "Literature Pope", Otto von Greyerz
Marti died at Davos, then well known as a health resort, in his 44th year from tuberculosis, with which he had been diagnosed in 1928. He had written about his treatment for the disease in his "Davoser Stundenbuch".
Published output
Beiträge zu einem vergleichenden Wörterbuch der deutschen Rechtssprache, auf Grund des Schweizerischen Zivilgesetzbuches. Paul Haupt, Bern 1921Wortregister zum Schweizerischen Zivilgesetzbuch. Haupt, Bern 1922Das Haus am Haff. Erzählung. Rhein-Verlag, Basel 1922Das Kirchlein zu den sieben Wundern Legenden. Rhein, Basel 1922Balder. Sieben Nächte. Rhein, Basel 1923Der Kelch. Gedichte. Rhein, Basel 1925Jahresring. Ein poetischer Roman voll Nordlandzauber. Rhein, Basel 1925Rumänisches Intermezzo. Buch der Erinnerung. Francke, Bern 1926Rumänische Mädchen. Zwei Novellen. Francke, Bern 1928Notizblätter von Bepp. Francke, Bern 1928- * Neuausgabe v. Elsa Marti im Selbstverlag: Bern 1969Die Herberge am Fluss. Ein Spiel. Benteli, Bümpliz 1932Die Universität Bern. Lindner, Küssnacht am Rigi 1932Die Hundertjahrfeier der Universität Bern. Ein Bericht. Haupt, Bern 1934Davoser Stundenbuch. Francke, Bern 1935Rudolf von Tavel. Leben und Werk. Francke, Bern 1935; 4. A. Cosmos, Muri 1984, Eine Kindheit. Francke, Bern 1936; Gute Schriften, Bern 1968Der Jahrmarkt im Städtlein. Gute Schriften, Bern/Basel 1937