Ina Jens
Ina Jens (born October 22, 1880 in Thusis , Canton of Graubünden ; † January 17, 1945 in Valparaíso , Chile ; real name Claudia Cadisch , married Werkmeister-Cadisch ) was a Swiss writer .
Life
Claudia Cadisch worked as a teacher in Toggenburg and Thusis after attending the teachers' seminar in Chur . She later switched to the German school in Rustschuk ( Bulgaria ). After marrying the educator Carl Werkmeister, the couple emigrated to Chile in 1907 , where Ina Jens taught at the German secondary school in Concepción . After the divorce of their marriage in 1916 she went to Viña del Mar near Valparaíso and taught at the German school there. She has been publishing literary works under the pseudonym “Ina Jens” since the 1920s.
Ina Jens' work consists mainly of stories for young readers. While her first books were based on the author's childhood experiences in Graubünden , she later described the fates of children in their Chilean adopted home.
Works
- Maja , Basel 1926
- Rosemary , Basel 1928
- My friend Prim and other stories , Basel 1929
- Manuel , Zurich 1933
- Mirasol and other stories , Basel 1933
- The secret of the gods. A schoolmate , Zurich 1938
- Manuelito's stroke of luck. The adventurous experiences of a poor Chilean orphan boy , Aarau 1939
- Under the Chilean sky , Basel 1941
- Hannelore im Urwaldwinkel , Stuttgart 1936
- Mirasol , Stuttgart 1949
Web links
- Literature by and about Ina Jens in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by Ina Jens in the Gutenberg-DE project
- Charles Linsmayer: Jens, Ina. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- Ina Jens in Charles Linsmayer's dictionary of authors
- Photo in Swiss Review
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Jens, Ina |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Cadisch, Claudia (maiden name); Werkmeister-Cadisch, Claudia (married name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 22, 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Thusis |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 17, 1945 |
| Place of death | Valparaíso |