Gomringer, Eugen, 1925-

LC control no.	n 50034484
Descriptive conventions	rda
LC classification	PT2667.O48
Personal name heading	Gomringer, Eugen, 1925- *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
Located	Rehau (Hof, Germany)
Birth date	1925-01-20
Place of birth	Cachuela Esperanza (Bolivia)
Field of activity	Concrete poetry Artists' books Publishers and publishing Literary museums Concrete art Art museums Art, Modern--Exhibitions Education, Higher
Affiliation	Hochschule für Gestaltung (Ulm, Germany) Schweizerischer Werkbund documenta-Rat Rosenthal AG. Kulturbeirat Akademie der Künste (Berlin, Germany) Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf Universität Bamberg International Design Forum Ulm Institut für Konstruktive Kunst und Konkrete Poesie
Profession or occupation	Poets Publishers and publishing College teachers
Found in	Vasarely, V. Farbstadt, 1977 Vom Rand nach Innen, c1995- : Bd. 1, t.p. (Eugen Gomringer) jkt. (b. 1925 in Cachuela Esperanza (Bolivia); emer. prof. of aesthetics; concrete poet) Dabei sein mittun, 2000: t.p. (Eugen Gomringer) Encycl. German lit. (accessed via Credo), 2000: (under Ernst Jandl: Swiss author Eugen Gomringer) German Wikipedia, viewed Apr. 12, 2013 (Eugen Gomringer; father of concrete poetry; b. Jan. 20, 1925 in Bolivia to Swiss father and Bolivian mother; long-time resident of Rehau, Germany; writes in German, Swiss German, Spanish, French, and English; co-founded periodical Spirale in 1953; published series konkrete poesie - poesia concreta, 1960-65; secretary to Max Bill (concrete art) at Hochschule für Gestaltung Ulm, 1954-57; Director of Schweizerischer Werkbund, 1961-67; Director of Kulturbeirat der Rosenthal AG in Selb, 1967-85; prof. of aesthetic theory at Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, 1977-90; Member of documenta council for 4. documenta, 1966-68; guest prof. of poetry in Bamberg, 1986; Director of the Internationalen Forum für Gestaltung in Ulm beginning 1988; member of Berliner Akademie der Künste since 1971; founded Institut für Konstruktive Kunst und Konkrete Poesie in 2000) <http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugen_Gomringer>
Associated language	ger gsw spa fre eng