Gerda von Kries

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Gerda von Kries (also: Gerda von Kries-Roggenhausen , official name since the marriage: Gerda Preuß , born August 30, 1901 in Freiburg im Breisgau ; † February 29, 1972 ibid) was a German writer .

Life

Gerda von Kries was the daughter of the physiologist Johannes von Kries . She attended a secondary school , where she passed her matriculation examination in 1920 . Then studied them Protestant Theology and next completed training in infant care at a Protestant school for women. She worked as a parish assistant in Frankfurt am Main . She later went to East Africa to serve in the mission . After contracting a tropical disease, she was forced to return to Germany ; there she worked as a member of the Inner Mission . In addition, she published literary works. In 1944 she married the widower of a deceased cousin and looked after both of his children. The family settled in West Prussia down, however, had already in 1944 before the advancing Red Army to escape to the West compete. After various intermediate stops, Gerda von Kries and her husband ran a farm in Deiderode near Göttingen after the end of the war . After the death of her husband in 1950, Gerda von Kries returned to Freiburg with her stepchildren , where most of her literary work was written in the 1950s and 1960s .

Gerda von Kries was the author of children's books as well as novels and short stories for adults. She was best known through the novel Weichselwinde (later editions under the title Die Kronacker ), in which she describes the story of a West Prussian family.

Works

  • The lost song , Berlin-Dahlem 1929
  • Mine and yours , Elberfeld 1936
  • Hazelnuts , Stuttgart 1938
  • Today he locks on the door again , Bethel 1938
  • Past life? , Lahr-Dinglingen 1939
  • The clock found , Lahr-Dinglingen 1940
  • Little Miss Maharajah , Lahr-Dinglingen 1940
  • Pauli, the herding boy , Lahr-Dinglingen 1940
  • Where do you want to go , Lahr-Dinglingen 1940
  • Weichselwinde , Heilbronn 1942
  • Heidemarie , Stuttgart 1947
  • Liesel's harmonica and other children's stories , Lahr 1947
  • Animals in joy and sorrow , Lahr 1947
  • The big sister , Lahr 1949
  • Grandmother why? , Lahr-Dinglingen (Baden) 1949
  • Uncle Neck , Lahr / Baden 1949
  • And it was Christmas , Lahr-Dinglingen (Baden) 1949
  • Verena Enderlin , Heilbronn 1949
  • The trio in the Turteltal , Lahr-Dinglingen (Baden) 1950
  • Death in the stable , Gütersloh 1950
  • Three brothers and a little sister , Gütersloh 1951
  • The fur cap , Lahr / Baden 1951
  • Born in the stable , Möckmühl (Württ.) 1952
  • Little Hansemann , Lahr / Baden 1952
  • The great homesickness of Marlies Lugaus , Basel [u. a.] 1953
  • The children of the returnees , Lahr-Dinglingen (Baden) 1953
  • Primanerinnen , Gelnhausen 1953
  • Reginchen is allowed to go home , Stuttgart 1953
  • The pigeons come with me, Gelnhausen 1953
  • Hänsle or Fränzle , Lahr / Baden 1954
  • I am waiting for Waldemar , Stuttgart 1955
  • The kitten and the "golden raven" , Berlin-Dahlem [u. a.] 1955
  • The hare confession , Giessen 1957
  • The dogs don't bite , Berlin-Dahlem 1957
  • The hitchhikers guide , Giessen 1957
  • The dam , Wuppertal 1958
  • Kleewitter legacy , Heilbronn 1959
  • Der Geringsten One and other stories , Stuttgart-Sillenbuch 1960
  • Take me with you, Arthur! , Hanover 1960
  • A ship went to Nieport , Wuppertal in 1962
  • Small and large fates , Stuttgart-Sillenbuch 1962
  • The last register , Stuttgart-Sillenbuch 1962
  • Anna's strange journey , Lahr-Dinglingen (Baden) 1963
  • In the deep Tann , Stuttgart-Sillenbuch 1963
  • Sandalwood and the scent of fir , Hanover 1963
  • Message in a bottle , Lahr-Dinglingen (Baden) 1964
  • Straight ahead, helmsman! , Lahr-Dinglingen (Baden) 1966
  • The hornets , Lahr-Dinglingen (Baden) 1966
  • Christmas Day on the Hallig Hooge , Lahr-Dinglingen (Baden) 1967
  • That no one takes your crown , Lahr-Dinglingen 1967
  • Help at the door , Lahr-Dinglingen 1968

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personal data
SURNAME Kries, Gerda von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kries-Roggenhausen, Gerda von (full name); Preuss, Gerda
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH August 30, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Freiburg in Breisgau
DATE OF DEATH February 29, 1972
Place of death Freiburg in Breisgau