Wolf , Johann, Dr.
Philosopher, Educator, University Teacher, Language and Literature Scientist
Johann Wolf was born 12 Jun 1905 in Bozen/Bolzano (Südtirol/Österreich-Ungarn). Died 24 Sep 1982 in Timisoara/Temeswar (Rumänien). His parents were Johann (1874-1921) Military Musician and Maria, geb. Koran (1879-1907). He was married to Elivra, geb. Hicke (1906-1999), who was a Primary Teacher. Religion: Roman Catholic. He lived in Temeswar in 1979. He was a Philosopher, Educator, University teacher, language and literature scientist.
Author of:
Das Schulwesen des Temeswarer Banats im 18 Jahrhundert (The educational system of the Temeswarer Banat in the XVIII century), dissertation, Vienna, 1935;
Adam Müller-Guttenbrunn, der Erzieher zur Heimat (AMG,the educator to the homeland) in: Banater Schulbote 1931/8;
Friedrich Schiller, in: Kultureller Wegweise 1955/1;
Die Revolutionsjahre im Banat (The years of revolution in the Banat), Neuer Weg Nr. 2221–2244, 1956;
Literature und Literaturunterricht, in: Neue Literatur, 1963/5; 6; 1964/2, 5;
Kurzformen volkstümlichen Erzählens (Short forms of popular storytelling). Droll stories in the dialects of the Banat villages, in: NW, 12 Aug 1967;
Das Wort. Versuch einer interpretation von Paul Celans Gedicht “Sprachsplitter” (The word: a tentative interpretation of Paul Celan’s poem “Sprachsplitter”) in: NW, 20 Apr 1968;
Interpretation: Ingeborg Bachmanns Gedicht “Die gestundete Zeit” (Interpretation: Ingeborg Bachmanns poem “Die gestundete Zeit”), in: Hermannstädter Zeitung, 13 Dec 1968;
Krise der Kritik? Zu Fragen unserer Literaturkritik (Crisis in criticism? To the questions of our literary criticism), in NL 1968/7;
Dichtung und Musik. Gedichte von Schiller and Beethovens neunte Symphonie (Potry and music. Poems by Schiller and Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony), in: NW, 12 Aug 1970;
Wie kamen im 18. Jahrhundert deutsche Kolonisten ins Banat? (How did German colonists come to the Banat in the XVIII century?), in: Forschungen zur Volks- und Landeskunde, 16, 1973/2;
Mundartliches in Goetheschen Texten (Dialectal forms in the texts of Goethe). Einige Hinweise auf Ähnlichkeiten mit den Banater rheinfränkischen Mundarten (A few pointers to similarities with rhenano-franconian dialects of the Banat), in: FVLK 5.4., 19.4 1975;
Germanistische Studien in Rumänien bis zum Jahr 1944 (Studies in German language and literature in Romania until 1944), in: FVLK 19/1976/1;
Methodik des deutschen Sprachunterrichts (Methodology of teaching German language), 1968;
Einführung in die deutsche Philologie (mit Yvonne Lucuta) (Introduction to the German Philology), university lecture, 1973;
Sprachgebrauch – Sprachverständnis. Ausdrucksformen und Gefüge in unserem heutigen Deutsch (Use and understanding. Forms of expression and structure in our contemporary German), 1973;
Kleine Banater Mundartenkunde (Pocket book on the dialects of the Banat), 1974. Über Goethes Faust (About the play Faust by Goethe); Foreword to: Johann Wolfgang Goethe: Faust, parts I and II, 1974.
Editor of: Jean Paul, Flegeljahre (~Teenage years) I, II, 1976.
Source: Banater deutsche Autoren der Gegenwart 1980 von Edward Schneider, NBZ –Volkskalender 1980 Banat-German Authors of the Present – A bio-bibliographic list by Eduard Schneider. Bio information translated by Nick Tullius; contributed and published by Jody McKim 19 Jan 2009.
Last updated: 07/18/2025