{"id":368308,"date":"2011-04-05T05:15:26","date_gmt":"2011-04-05T05:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/2011\/04\/05\/german-scholar-ulli-beier-passes-away-at-88\/"},"modified":"2011-04-05T05:15:26","modified_gmt":"2011-04-05T05:15:26","slug":"german-scholar-ulli-beier-passes-away-at-88","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2011\/04\/05\/german-scholar-ulli-beier-passes-away-at-88\/","title":{"rendered":"German Scholar, Ulli Beier Passes Away At 88"},"content":{"rendered":"<div readability=\"66\">\n<p>                  \t<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Click for Full Image Size\" onclick=\"window.location='\/image_preview2.asp?img=R2VybWFuLVNjaG9sYXItVWxsaS1CZWllci5ibXA=';\" class=\"img1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/6e3e032aimage.aspx_.jpg\" border=\"1\" \/><!-- news_468x60 --><br \/>German editor, writer and scholar Ulli Beier died today, Sunday April 3, 2011 at the age of 88 years.<\/p>\n<p>Beier who passed away a few hours ago in his residence in Annandale, Sydney, Australia after a protracted illness is one of the pioneers of developing literature, drama and poetry in Nigeria.<\/p>\n<p>He came to Nigeria in 1950. In company of the famous Austrian artist Susanne Wenger, joined the Extra Mural Studies Department at the University College Ibadan (now known as University of Ibadan) then later travelled to several Yoruba towns and villages organizing classes for the willing participants. After living in Ede and Ilobu, Beier settled in Osogbo in 1958.<\/p>\n<p>Known for his passion for Yoruba arts and culture, as a literary person, he helped publish books on Yoruba festivals and religion. He co-founded the Mbari-Mbayo Artists and Writers Club together with the late Duro Ladipo of \u2018Oba-Koso\u2018 fame.<\/p>\n<p>Some of his books are \u2018Black Orpheus: An Anthology of New African and Afro-American Stories\u2019, \u2018Thirty Years of Oshogbo Art, Iwalewa House, Bayreuth\u2019 and \u2018A Year of Sacred Festivals in One Yoruba Town, Nigeria Magazine, Marina, Lagos, Nigeria\u2019.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <span>Do you have a story\/gist for publication? Please email it to story@nigeriafilms.com   <\/span> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ghanamma.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/6e3e032aimage.aspx_-150x150.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Original post:<br \/>\n<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.nigeriafilms.com\/news\/11218\/21\/german-scholar-ulli-beier-passes-away-at-88.html\" title=\"German Scholar, Ulli Beier Passes Away At 88\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">German Scholar, Ulli Beier Passes Away At 88<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p> German editor, writer and scholar Ulli Beier died today, Sunday April 3, 2011 at the age of 88 years. 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