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.Ronald Hirlé & Dinah Faust, Le Barabli : histoire d’un cabaret bilingue, 1946-1992, Ronald Hirlé, Strasbourg, 2007, 234 p. He was later elected a Strasbourg city councillor.John Western, Cosmopolitan Europe: A Strasbourg Self-Portrait, Ashgate Publishing, Ltd., 2012, p. 72
References
Bibliography Pierre Pflimlin & Malou Schneider, Nouveau dictionnaire de biographie alsacienne, Fédération des sociétés d'histoire et d'archéologie d'Alsace, vol. 27, p. 2748
External links
(fr) Germain Muller et l'origine du mot Barabli (Institut national de l'audiovisuel, May 6, 1967)