Eugen Roth

Eugen Roth (January 24, 1895 in Munich – 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.

Read more about Eugen Roth:  Selected Works, Awards

Famous quotes containing the word roth:

    Only in America ... do these peasants, our mothers, get their hair dyed platinum at the age of sixty, and walk up and down Collins Avenue in Florida in pedalpushers and mink stoles—and with opinions on every subject under the sun. It isn’t their fault they were given a gift like speech—look, if cows could talk, they would say things just as idiotic.
    —Philip Roth (b. 1933)