Helene von Lerber

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Helene von Lerber (born December 31, 1896 in Trubschachen ; died April 13, 1963 in Bern ) was a Swiss writer .

Life

Helene von Lerber was the daughter of pastor Theodor von Lerber with his wife, née Helene Landis. The Swiss entrepreneur Heinrich Landis was her maternal grandfather, and on her father's side it was the school founder Theodor von Lerber .

Lerber studied in the 1920s, achieved an academic doctorate (Dr. phil.) And then taught at the teachers 'seminar at the New Girls' School in Bern . She was involved in numerous associations. For her literary work as a narrator and biographer, she received the Hall Medal in 1924 and the City of Bern Literature Prize in 1947 and 1956 .

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Non-fiction

  • The influence of the French language and literature on CF Meyer and his poetry. (Dissertation, Bern 1924)
  • Christian ideas in the poetry of Rudolf von Tavels . (1941)
  • Bernese country houses from Rudolf von Tavel's works. (1943)
  • Bernese rectories. (Heimatbuch, 1946)
  • CF Meyer. Man in tension. A contribution to Meyer research. (1949)
  • 100 years of the New Girls' School in Bern 1851–1951. (Memorial, 1951)
  • With Rudolf von Tavel on the Buchholterberg. (1954)
  • Stay up! The life story of the brave garner Emilie Paravicini-Blumer (1808–1885). (1961)
  • Dear old rectory. (Childhood memories, 1963)

Entertainment literature

  • The bride of heaven. Destiny of a love. (Novella, 1931)
  • Shout you heavens. (Christmas story, 1942)
  • At the Husenstein. (Novel, 1943)
  • The led. (Novel, 1946)
  • Girl in red. The stumbling block. (Two stories, 1947)
  • The girlfriend. (Narrative, 1949)
  • (as co-author): Christmas stories from near and far. (1950)
  • The Einspännerli. (Narrative, 1951)
  • Marie-Marthe. The life path of a Huguenot. (1951, reprinted several times)
  • The stranger. (Narrative, 1953)
  • In the glass house. (Novel, 1954)
  • The gate. Love stories from 5 centuries. (1956)
  • Your king is coming. 4 Advent and Christmas stories. (1961)

literature

  • Gisela Brinker-Gabler, Karola Ludwig, Angela Wöffen: Lexicon of German-speaking women writers 1800–1945. dtv, Munich 1986, ISBN 3-423-03282-0 , p. 198.
  • Ruth Balmer-Gfeller: Helene von Lerber. Life report with bibliography. Berchthold-Haller-Verlag, 1965.

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personal data
SURNAME Lerber, Helene von
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss educator and writer
DATE OF BIRTH December 31, 1896
PLACE OF BIRTH Trubschachen
DATE OF DEATH April 13, 1963
Place of death Bern