Else model
Else Model (born June 18, 1871 in Nördlingen , † March 12, 1953 in Weißenburg in Bavaria ) was a German writer .
Life
Else Model was the third of four children of the royal district doctor August Model and his wife Anna Hörning. In 1897 the family moved from Nördlingen to Weißenburg after their father retired. In 1916 Model's first book I had a comrade was published . Her books were mostly played in the Weißenburg area. The story Die Katzenlore im Stadtmauerturm in the Scheibleinsturm , published in 1925 by the Thienemann publishing house , is set . Model's books were often illustrated by Paul Hey . She dedicated one of her books to Gertrud Caspari . Else Model spent her last years in a retirement home in Weißenburg.
A street in Weißenburg was named after Else Model. It is the only street in the city that has been named after a woman.
Works
- 1916: I had a comrade
- 1923: All kinds of Christmas lights
- 1925: two friends
- 1925: How Cecchino found a home
- 1925: The cat trolley in the city wall tower and other stories
- 1926: Sun birds and other stories
- 1932: Li-Lo
- 1933: Grandmother Elisabeth's grandchildren
- 1933: The children from the Pfrontener Valley
- 1933: Christ Child's most beautiful Christmas present
- 1946: The criminal uncle
- 1948: Vronele
- 1948: The comforter
Web links
- Literature by and about Else Model in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Else Model , www.wugwiki.de; Retrieved March 17, 2013
- ↑ Else-Model-Straße on www.1001-stadtplan.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Model, Else |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 18, 1871 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Nordlingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 12, 1953 |
| Place of death | Weißenburg in Bavaria |