Otto Brunken

Otto Brunken (born July 22, 1950 in Oldenburg ; † March 30, 2017 in Cologne ) was a German literary scholar .

Grave in the Melaten cemetery

Brunken studied modern and old German, Slavic and theater studies at the universities of Cologne, Berlin and Bochum . He received his doctorate in Frankfurt am Main , was an academic senior counselor and adjunct professor at the Institute for German Language and Literature II at the University of Cologne. His research areas were in particular the history of literature, and he dedicated his commitment to the next generation of academics.

Brunken retired in November 2015.

He was regarded as a recognized expert in children's and youth literature and headed the department for children's and youth media research (ALEKI) at Cologne University. From 2003 to 2006 Brunken was chairman of the jury of critics for the German Youth Literature Prize , in 2017 he received the Volkacher Taler of the German Academy for Children's and Youth Literature .

Brunken died in 2017 at the age of 66. His grave is in the Melaten cemetery in Cologne (hall 4 in O no. 112a).

Publications

The children's mirror. Studies on genres and functions of early children's and youth literature. Dissertation, Frankfurt 1989
Handbook for children's and young people's literature. From 1850 to 1900. (Ed.), Metzler, Stuttgart, Weimar 2008. ISBN 978-3-476-01687-4

Web links

Otto Brunken. (No longer available online.) In: Philosophical Faculty - ALEKI - Office for Children and Youth Media Research. University of Cologne, archived from the original on April 10, 2017 ; accessed on November 26, 2018 .
Obituary Otto Brunken (University of Cologne)

Individual evidence

↑ Otto Brunken's obituaries. In: wirtrauern.de. Retrieved November 26, 2018 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c Mourning for Otto Brunken. In: Philosophical Faculty - Institute for German Language and Literature II. University of Cologne, accessed on November 26, 2018 .
↑ Otto Brunken. (No longer available online.) In: Philosophical Faculty - ALEKI - Office for Children and Youth Media Research. University of Cologne, archived from the original on April 10, 2017 ; accessed on November 26, 2018 .

personal data
SURNAME	Brunken, Otto
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German literary scholar
DATE OF BIRTH	July 22, 1950
PLACE OF BIRTH	Oldenburg
DATE OF DEATH	March 30, 2017
Place of death	Cologne

[1] Otto Brunken's obituaries. In: wirtrauern.de. Retrieved November 26, 2018 .

[:0-2] Mourning for Otto Brunken. In: Philosophical Faculty - Institute for German Language and Literature II. University of Cologne, accessed on November 26, 2018 .

[3] Otto Brunken. (No longer available online.) In: Philosophical Faculty - ALEKI - Office for Children and Youth Media Research. University of Cologne, archived from the original on April 10, 2017 ; accessed on November 26, 2018 .