Ingeborg Wendt

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Ingeborg Wendt ( pseudonym : Ruth Rödern; born October 8, 1917 in Brandenburg an der Havel , † 1989 in Baden-Baden ) was a German children's book author . From 1937 she was married to the non-fiction author Herbert Wendt (1914–1979). She lived and worked in Baden-Baden for many years.

Live and act

After attending secondary school and training as a bookseller , Ingeborg Wendt worked in this profession and discovered her love for books. After her marriage in 1937 she worked as a freelance writer. Until 1947 she was the editor of an East Berlin women's magazine , then a feature editor in Baden-Baden . As a freelance writer, she has written novels and non-fiction books and worked as a journalist . From 1955 she made children's radio for the SWF ( radio play ) and book reviews.

As chairwoman of the Working Group of Social Democratic Women (ARSP) , Ingeborg Wendt was politically very active in Baden-Baden .

Works (selection)

  • Sabine is not just anyone.
  • Happy Cornelia. Little novel for young girls. F. Schneider, Augsburg [1951]
  • Twenty girls and a dog. Illustrations by Marga Karlson. E. Schmidt, Berlin / Bielefeld / Munich 1951
  • What's the matter with Kuni? A fun story about children, dogs and a bewitched doll. Text drawings: Ditz von Schneidewind. Hoch, Düsseldorf 1953
  • We from the castle. A funny and serious story about children and animals in an old castle. Oetinger, Hamburg 1953
  • Twin journey with cat leaps. Ulrich and Ulrike's laudable deeds on Lake Maggiore. Drawings by Eva Kausche-Kongsbak . Herder, Freiburg 1954, 1955
  • Emergency victim Berlin. A family novel from our day. Rowohlt, Hamburg 1956
  • Twenty girls and a dog. Illustrations by Marga Karlson. E. Schmidt, Bielefeld 1958
  • with Herbert Wendt: Nice German sagas. F. Schneider, Munich [1959]
  • The garden gnomes. Novel of a small town. Rowohlt, Reinbek near Hamburg 1960
  • Pitti on board. [Ill .: Ulrik Schramm]. F. Schneider, Munich [1961]
  • Twin journey with cat leaps. Ulrich and Ulrike's laudable deeds on Lake Maggiore. Arena-Verlag, Würzburg 1962
  • Emergency victim Berlin. Fannai and Walz, [Berlin] 1990

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ingeborg Wendt. In: Authors in Baden-Württemberg
personal data
SURNAME Wendt, Ingeborg
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rödern, Ruth (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German children's book author
DATE OF BIRTH October 8, 1917
PLACE OF BIRTH Brandenburg on the Havel
DATE OF DEATH 1989
Place of death Baden-Baden