Gertrud Burkhalter
Gertrud Burkhalter (born January 9, 1911 in Biel ; † May 6, 2000 in Zurich ) was a Swiss dialect poet .
Burkhalter worked as an educator , private tutor and journalist before she was a librarian at the Pestalozzi Library in Zurich from 1946 to 1973 . In 1942 she published the amateur play Das Lehen . Her well-known volumes of poetry include Stygüferli (1943), Heligeland (1957) and Momänte (1980). Her works have appeared in anthologies , were partly set to music by Alfred Stern and honored with awards.
literature
- Contemporary writers. 1988, p. 37.
- Hans Erpf , Barbara Traber (eds.): "Mutz": 50 years of the Bernese Writers' Association. 1989, p. 36 f.
Web links
- Literature by and about Gertrud Burkhalter in the catalog of the German National Library
- Gertrud Burkhalter in the catalog of the Bern Burger Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b c d Karin Marti-Weissenbach: Gertrud Burkhalter. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Burkhalter, Gertrud |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss dialect poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 9, 1911 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Biel |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 6, 2000 |
| Place of death | Zurich |