Germain Muller

Germain Muller (July 23, 1923 in Strasbourg – October 10, 1994 in Strasbourg), was a French playwright, poet, songwriter, actor, humourist, politician and a prominent figure in Alsatian culture. In 1946, he cofounded De Barabli (The Umbrella), the most popular Alsatian language satirical cabaret.[1] He was later elected a Strasbourg city councillor.[2]

Germain Muller in 1980

References

Ronald Hirlé & Dinah Faust, Le Barabli : histoire d’un cabaret bilingue, 1946-1992, Ronald Hirlé, Strasbourg, 2007, 234 p. ISBN 9782914729642
John Western, Cosmopolitan Europe: A Strasbourg Self-Portrait, Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2012, p. 72 ISBN 9781409493044

Bibliography

Pierre Pflimlin & Malou Schneider, Nouveau dictionnaire de biographie alsacienne, Fédération des sociétés d'histoire et d'archéologie d'Alsace, vol. 27, p. 2748

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(fr) Germain Muller et l'origine du mot Barabli (Institut national de l'audiovisuel, May 6, 1967)

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