Marie Ulfers

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Marie Ulfers (born October 30, 1888 in Carolinensiel , † August 9, 1960 in Aurich ) was a German writer .

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Marie Ulfers was the sixth child of the sailing ship captain Ulrich Hanschen Ulfers. Her father owned the Galiot Anna von Carolinensiel , which, like other ships from Carolinensiel, went to Scandinavia and South America. Ulfers lived in her parents' house for a long time and moved to Amsterdam after the First World War , where she lived for several years. Then she went to Worpswede , where she had contacts with the Heinrich Vogelers art gallery .

In 1939 Ulfers moved to Aurich and took over the administration of the library of the district government during the war. During this time, she probably had access to an important library that came from the Christoph Friedrich von Derschau estate . Ulfers died in Aurich in August 1960.

Works

Ulfers was unusually interested in history and acquired a lot of knowledge with a focus on the history of Friesland. She was particularly enthusiastic about the résumés of famous women who lived at the time of the East Frisian chiefs. She had her artistic breakthrough at the beginning of the 1930s. Then she developed into one of the most famous local writers in the region.

Ulfer's success began in 1941 with the novel Ein Mädchen vom Deich . This autobiographical work took place in the immediate vicinity of her home town. The novel Windiger Siel from 1949 also played in Carolinensiel. In it, the author described the life of seafarers and their homeland. She built on her father's descriptions and processed them into a novel with the experiences of her family and the neighborhood.

Ulfers had her greatest successes with two Low German historical works. On the occasion of the 400th anniversary of the city of Jever , she wrote her play about Maria von Jever in 1936 . In 1949 she wrote Fro Foelke for the 40th anniversary of the Empty Homeland Association . She placed the cruel widow Quade Foelke at the center of this work . She also created the historical play Focko Ukena about the chief of the same name . The last two works were very successful on the Low German stage of the Heimatverein at the Gallimarkt .

In addition to the historical works, Ulfers also wrote Low German comedies, with which she was nationally successful. One of the first more successful pieces was the amusing Kramvisite that was played in East Friesland. A radio play version of this was heard in 1935 on the Hamburger Reichssender . Other comedies were lucky Dermit , Dat want to get wi wanted , Dat will Bloot , Mannlüd sin Pack (originally Mannslüd wickedly s mall God ), De King van Hannover and Theda spöölt Börgmester .

In addition to the stage plays, Ulfers wrote numerous historical sketches and essays. These appeared in the Ostfriesland magazine , in the Ostfreesland calendar and other East Frisian calendars. There were also publications in daily newspapers from East Friesland and Jever. There were numerous shorter texts on folklore and regional studies, contemplative travel stories and a small number of poems. Ulfers has also translated works from Dutch , including those by Anne de Vries .

Radio plays

literature

personal data
SURNAME Ulfers, Marie
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH October 30, 1888
PLACE OF BIRTH Carolinensiel
DATE OF DEATH August 9, 1960
Place of death Aurich