Gertrud Benker

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Gertrud Benker (nee Schmittinger ; born November 20, 1925 in Landshut , Bavaria ) is a German writer .

Life

Gertrud Benker was born as the second child of Friederike Schmittinger from Munich and the architect Georg Schmittinger from Scheßlitz (Franconia) . Her brother Walther died in Russia in 1941 during World War II .

She grew up in Landshut and completed her elementary and high school education in 1944 with the Abitur. After work and military service , she studied German, history, geography, folklore and philosophy in Regensburg , Erlangen and Munich .

In 1950/51 she passed her state examination for higher education and in 1952 her pedagogical examination in Munich. In 1951 she received her doctorate in literature from Hans-Heinrich Borcherdt . In October 1951 she married Heinz Benker (1921-2000), composer and music teacher. She has two daughters with him. From 1952 to 1964 she lived in Regensburg and since 1964 in Munich.

Until 1990 she was editor-in-chief of the magazine Volkskunst published by Callwey Verlag Munich .

The Gastronomische Akademie Deutschlands e. V. awarded her the "Goldene Feder" in 1975 for her book "Der Gasthof" (1974, Callwey Verlag).

Dr. Gertrud Benker is an honorary member of the State College for Ceramics in Landshut.

In the Personal Encyclopedia Who is Who? (Schmidt-Roemhild), the German Who's Who , her short biography appeared in the 45th edition in 2006/2007.

Works

Her catalog of works includes 17 books and numerous articles in catalogs, books and around 50 articles in magazines. Some of her articles have appeared a. in the Bavarian Yearbook for Folklore and in catalogs of various museums.

  • Home Upper Palatinate . Pustet, Regensburg 1965, 5th revised and expanded edition 1981
  • Journey through concertante Bavaria . Lambert Müller, Munich 1968
  • Paths through Regensburg . Pustet, Regensburg 1971, book edition with photos: Paths through Regensburg. A cultural history guide . 1976, 2nd completely revised. Edition 1984
  • The inn. From caravanserai to motel, from hospitality to hotel guest . Callwey, Munich 1974
  • Christophorus. Patron of boatmen, carters and drivers, legend, worship symbol . Callwey, Munich 1975
  • Old rural wooden device . Callwey, Munich 1976, 2nd edition 1979
  • Kitchenware and eating habits (in: Oberpfälzer Kostbarkeiten ). Pustet, Regensburg 1977
  • Old cutlery. A contribution to the history of table culture . Callwey, Munich 1978
  • The Wilkens Breviary from silver cutlery. Information from A-Z . MHWilkens u. Sons, Bremen, 1979
  • Ludwig the Bavarian. A Wittelsbacher on the imperial throne . Callwey, Munich 1980, 5th edition, Diederichs, 1997
  • Civil living. Urban living culture in Central Europe from Gothic to Art Nouveau . Callwey, Munich 1984
  • In old kitchens. Setup - device - culinary art . Callwey, Munich 1987
  • Sound devices made of clay (Bayerisches Nationalmuseum, Bildführer 17), Munich 1989
  • Eating and drinking in the rural Upper Palatinate (in: series "Oberpfälzer Freilandmuseum", vol. 6), 1990
  • Healthy well in Bavaria . Morsak, Grafenau 1991
  • Owl and human. The night spirits and their symbolism . Eulen Verlag, Freiburg i.Br. 1993, 2nd edition 1995
  • For body and soul. Food as a message and symbol (book accompanying the exhibition in the Schwäb. Volkskundemuseum), Oberschönenfeld 1996

Awards

  • 1975 Golden pen for Der Gasthof

literature

  • Kitchens: eagles on a stick . In: Der Spiegel . No. 23 , 1987 ( online review: “In old kitchens”).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ keramikschule.de
  2. ↑ Gastronomische Akademie Deutschlands e. V. Prize Winner Golden Spring
personal data
SURNAME Benker, Gertrud
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schmittinger, Gertrud (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH November 20, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Landshut , Bavaria