Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany — Central Europe

Josef Eberle (Sebastian Blau)

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 2, 2022

1. Josef Eberle (Sebastian Blau) Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Hier war
Josef Eberle
(Sebastian Blau)

von 1917 bis 1920
als Lehrling und
Antiquar tätig

(English translation:)

Here was Josef Eberle (pseudonym "Sebastian Blau") employed as an apprentice and antiquarian from 1917 until 1920.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Arts, Letters, Music • Industry & Commerce.

Location. 48° 31.228′ N, 9° 3.356′ E. Marker is in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg. It is on Holzmarkt, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: Holzmarkt 5, Tübingen BW 72070, Germany. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

Central Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Roman Empire

and specifically also the Holy Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Hermann Hesse (here, next to this marker); An Example of "Aryanization": The Oppenheim and Schäfer Families Clothing Store

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(within shouting distance of this marker); Tübingen Roma and Sinti Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); University of Tübingen Holocaust Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Buchhandlung Gastl / Gastl Bookstore (within shouting distance of this marker); Viktor von Bruns (within shouting distance of this marker); Former Dominican Building (within shouting distance of this marker); Nikodemus Frischlin (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Tübingen.

Also see . . . Josef Eberle (Schriftsteller) (Wikipedia, in German).

Excerpt (in translation): Jsef Eberle (September 8, 1901 in Rottenburg am Neckar – September 20, 1986 in Samedan, Graubünden) was a German writer, publisher and philanthropist. Eberle was the founder and longtime publisher of the Stuttgarter Zeitung (a newspaper of both regional and national importance). He published his works in Swabian dialect under the pseudonym "Sebastian Blau", his Latin works under the pseudonym "Iosephus Apellus"....Josef Eberle had been publishing poems and epigrams regularly since 1928. After his professional
Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, September 2, 2022

2. Josef Eberle (Sebastian Blau) Marker - wide view
Two markers are visible here above the red book cabinet - the one for Josef Eberle on the left, and the one for Hermann Hesse to the right of it.
ban in 1933 (by the Nazis), he was able to publish Swabian poems under the pseudonym "Sebastian Blau".... He chose the alias as a tribute to the founder of Swabian poetry, Sebastian Sailer."

(Submitted on October 19, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.)

Credits. This page was last revised on October 19, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 19, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 216 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 19, 2022, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.