Gertrud Busch
Gertrud Busch (born July 2, 1892 in Dresden , † February 15, 1970 in Radeberg ) was a German writer and lecturer .
Life
Gertrud Busch was the daughter of the Radebeul entrepreneur and owner of what would later become Union works , Richard Busch (1864–1944). She grew up in Radebeul for the first 15 years and lived in Dresden from 1907. She studied architecture at the Dresden Academy of Applied Arts and later passed on her knowledge as a lecturer in rural women's schools.
From 1925 onwards she published numerous fairy tales, stories and novels, the first being Wunderland (Legends) in 1925 . In 1939 the historical novel True History by Magister Wolfgang Uhle was published , which in 1953 was to be her most important work in a new edition under the title The Pest Pastor of Annaberg . Together with Jeanne Berta Semmig , she was a member of the Dresden Literary Association . She spent her old age in the Tobiasmühle nursing home near Radeberg . Her estate is in the German Literature Archive in Marbach .
Works (selection)
- Wonderland , 1925
- Wondrous things
- Stones in God's Garden , 1934
- True story of Magister Wolfgang Uhle , 1939, new edition as Der Pestpfarrer von Annaberg , 1953. 19th edition 2006: ISBN 3374023576
- Escape. Story from the Erzgebirge , 1943
- Henchman of God
- The candlestick
- Zacharias Schnorr
- The track in the snow
- When the door opens , 1956
- The Bodelschwinghschen Anstalten in Lobetal , 1962
- The long way and early guilt. In: Burning Conscience. Two stories by Gertrud Busch. (= New crop harvest, 20th episode) Bundes-Verlag, Witten (Ruhr) 1963 (cover photo: Bruno Bergner ).
literature
- Frank Andert (Red.): Radebeul City Lexicon . Historical manual for the Loessnitz . Published by the Radebeul City Archives. 2nd, slightly changed edition. City archive, Radebeul 2006, ISBN 3-938460-05-9 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Gertrud Busch in the catalog of the German National Library
- Manfred Altner: Busch, Gertrud . In: Institute for Saxon History and Folklore (Ed.): Saxon Biography .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Busch, Gertrud |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer and lecturer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 2, 1892 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 15, 1970 |
| Place of death | Radeberg |