Ida Sury

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Ida Sury (later Ida Odermatt-Sury ; born March 5, 1911 in Zurich ; † April 19, 2004 in Lausanne ) was a Swiss author of adventure stories for children and young people as well as non-fiction books on the subject of alcoholism .

Life

After her training in the canton of Zurich, Ida Sury joined the SAS (Swiss Abstinence Secretariat, today Stiftung Sucht Schweiz ) in Lausanne in 1929 , where she worked as a secretary until she retired in 1973. She carried out public relations work for the organization by, among other things, publishing murals for schools, was the editor of the French-language magazine for children and young people, Walter Tell , and answered inquiries from teachers and students about alcoholism. Sury married Joseph Odermatt, who also worked for the SAS.

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Most of Ida Sury's stories are about young people who have to cope with a dangerous situation on their own. In Tommy and the Burglars , three friends walk away from their class on a school trip. Restrained by a storm, they have to spend the night outdoors and surprise two intruders with their prey. In SOS im Drachenloch two boys are cut off from the outside world in a cave. In Piper in Not , a youngster has to make an emergency landing in a small plane in a remote area.

Publications

Children's and young people's literature

  • Tommy and the burglars. Schweizerisches Jugendschriftenwerk , Zurich 1959.
    • Tommy et les cambrioleurs. Zurich, Schweizerisches Jugendschriftenwerk, Zurich 1961 (French edition).
    • Tommy and the burglars. Meulenhoff Educatief, Amsterdam 1964 (German with Dutch translation aids).
  • SOS in the dragon hole. Schweizerisches Jugendschriftenwerk, Zurich 1962.
  • Piper in distress. Zurich, Schweizerisches Jugendschriftenwerk, Zurich 1965.
    • Le Piper en danger. Schweizerisches Jugendschriftenwerk, Zurich 1966 (French edition).
  • Ronny and the new six-cylinder. Schweizerisches Jugendschriftenwerk, Zurich 1966.

Non-fiction

  • Is alcoholism on the rise? Blaukreuzverlag, Bern 1962.
  • Woman alcohol problems. Blaukreuzverlag, Bern 1965.
  • Figures on the alcohol problem and other addiction risks (1971 edition). Swiss Central Office against Alcoholism, Lausanne 1971.
  • Figures on the alcohol problem and other addiction dangers (edition 1972/1973). Swiss Central Office against Alcoholism, Lausanne 1973.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Walter Schmid: In memory of Ida and Joseph Odermatt-Sury. On the website of Fam. Eduard Muster, accessed on June 2, 2013.
  2. ↑ 44 years a pillar of the Swiss abstainer secretariat: Mrs. Ida Odermatt-Sury. Interview and death report on the Eduard Muster family website, accessed on June 2, 2013.
personal data
SURNAME Sury, Ida
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Odermatt-Sury, Ida (married name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss writer
DATE OF BIRTH March 5, 1911
PLACE OF BIRTH Zurich
DATE OF DEATH April 19, 2004
Place of death Lausanne