Ada Kretzer-Hartl
Ada Kretzer-Hartl (born November 21, 1897 in Munich ; † May 5, 1963 in Braunschweig ) was a German author for children and young people.
Life
Ada Kretzer-Hartl was born as Ada Hartl. Under the pseudonym Ada Kretzer-Hartl, she wrote numerous books for children and young people, including the Mara and Gabi series, which were popular around 1950 but began in the prewar period. At that time, the volumes were published by Hans-Jörg-Fischer-Verlag, later Boje Verlag , and were illustrated by Lotte Oldenburg-Wittig and R. Pfennigwerth. The first volumes of the Gabi series from the post-war period were provided with illustrations by Barbara Beyreiß and were published by Westermann . The poems The Shepherd , And I Love Me and The Hazel Bush were set to music by the Braunschweig composer Hanns Löhr in 1942 .
A copy of the book Mara knows what she wants is in the German Historical Museum .
Web links
- Literature by and about Ada Kretzer-Hartl in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kürschner's German Literature Calendar, Vol. 55, 1967, p. 1062
- ^ Possibly it was Rudolf Pfennigwerth .
- ↑ Compilation by Detlef Heinsohn
- ↑ The autographs are in the Saxon State Archives in Leipzig .
- ↑ Object database of the DHM
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kretzer-Hartl, Ada |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kretzer, Ada; Hartl, Ada |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German author of children's and young people's books |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 21, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 5th 1963 |
| Place of death | Braunschweig |