Thyra Dohrenburg
Thyra Dohrenburg (also Thyra Jakstein-Dohrenburg ; born January 26, 1898 in Berlin ; † December 24, 1972 in Silkeborg or Ry , Denmark) was a translator who translated numerous literary works from the Scandinavian languages into German.
Dohrenburg has translated about 130 works into German since 1921, including, for example, fairy tales by Hans Christian Andersen , children's books such as Karlsson vom Dach by Astrid Lindgren , but also novels by Martin Andersen Nexö , Sigrid Undset and Halldór Laxness . She was married to the architect Werner Jakstein .
Awards
In 1959, the children's book Matthias und das Eichhörnchen by Hans Peterson, translated by Dohrenburg, was awarded the German Youth Book Prize. In the same year she received a grant from the Hanseatic City of Hamburg .
Translations
- Hans Christian Andersen : The fairy tale of my life , Munich 1961
- Hans Christian Andersen: Just a minstrel , Berlin 1924
- Jørgen Andersen : Fräulein Schöner Mond , Hamburg 1960
- Jørgen Andersen: Lagune des Glücks , Hamburg 1961
- Martin Andersen Nexø : A mother , Konstanz 1923
- Liv Balstad : Island in the back of the sun , Hamburg 1961
- Jørgen Bitsch : Behind Arabia's Veil , Berlin [u. a.] 1961
- Jørgen Bitsch: Tamapaya , Berlin [u. a.] 1960
- Tania Blixen : Babette's Banquet , Rostock 1970 (translated together with WE Süskind)
- Tania Blixen: Fireplace stories , Hamburg 1958
- Tania Blixen: Fantastic stories , Reinbek b. Hamburg 1962
- Tania Blixen: The Revenge of the Angels , Hamburg 1959
- Berte Bratt : Anne, the best companion in life , Munich 1957
- Berte Bratt: Anne and Jess , Munich 1955
- Berte Bratt: Stay with us, Beate! , Munich 1958
- Berte Bratt: Have courage, Katrin , Munich 1962
- Berte Bratt: Life is getting more beautiful, Anne , Munich 1960
- Berte Bratt: Nina, I like you that way! , Munich 1966
- Berte Bratt: Sister Lise , Bielefeld 1957
- Berte Bratt: Be wise Regina , Munich 1960
- Berte Bratt: And now life began , Einsiedeln 1960
- Berte Bratt: Our Claudia , Munich 1957
- Irja Browallius : Elida von den Höfe , Hamburg 1939
- Aage Dons : Detour to Paris , Hamburg 1954
- Thorbjørn Egner : Karius and Baktus , Berlin 1962
- Thorbjørn Egner: The robbers from Kardemomme , Berlin 1959
- The polar bear King Valemon and other Norwegian fairy tales , Munich 1956
- Christoffer H. Ericsson : Trouble Before the Wind , Hamburg 1948
- Theo Findahl : Last Act , Hamburg 1946
- Svend Fleuron : Ajax and the animals , Düsseldorf [u. a.] 1958
- Svend Fleuron: The Shelduck , Jena 1937
- Svend Fleuron: The mythical animal from Böllemose and other animal stories , Berlin 1938
- Svend Fleuron: The heifer from Odinhof , Jena 1928
- Svend Fleuron: Flax Ädilius , Jena 1942
- Svend Fleuron: Fleuron's most beautiful animal stories , Düsseldorf [u. a.] 1958
- Svend Fleuron: The bound wilderness , Jena 1927
- Svend Fleuron: The Count on Egerup , Jena 1925
- Svend Fleuron: The Great Wolf Train , Hamburg 1958
- Svend Fleuron: Hunting trip in the wilderness , Düsseldorf [u. a.] 1952
- Svend Fleuron: Kallus, the ant general , Jena 1933
- Svend Fleuron: Katzenvolk , Jena 1923
- Svend Fleuron: Kiekbusch , Jena 1944
- Svend Fleuron: The Boy from the Blue Bay , Jena 1939
- Svend Fleuron: Koss, the forest hare , Cologne 1959
- Svend Fleuron: Der Marder Kurúru , Düsseldorf [u. a.] 1956
- Svend Fleuron: Meister Lampe , Jena 1923
- Svend Fleuron: With the rifle dog through forest and heath , Jena 1932
- Svend Fleuron: Nobody's friend , Rüschlikon-Zch. 1949
- Svend Fleuron: Ravens fly high to the mountain , Jena 1939
- Svend Fleuron: Reineke Rau , Cologne 1960
- Svend Fleuron: The red belt , Jena 1938
- Svend Fleuron: Schnipp Fidelius Adelzahn , Jena 1937
- Svend Fleuron: Schnock , Jena 1924
- Svend Fleuron: Schroff der Waldgesell , Düsseldorf [u. a.] 1950
- Svend Fleuron: The Swans from Wildsee , Jena 1925
- Svend Fleuron: Sigurd Torleifson's horses , Jena 1926
- Svend Fleuron: Strix , Jena 1938
- Svend Fleuron: Syssel , Düsseldorf [u. a.] 1956
- Svend Fleuron: Tillip , Jena 1928
- Svend Fleuron: Tiro and Pitorra , Düsseldorf 1954
- Svend Fleuron: Tjo is looking for adventure , Jena 1937
- Svend Fleuron: Torleifs horses , Düsseldorf [u. a.] 1955
- Svend Fleuron: Tyss and Tuff, the snakes of the Trollheide , Jena 1931
- Svend Fleuron: Our friends the animals , Düsseldorf 1952
- Svend Fleuron: A Wikings Heldenfahrt , Jena 1930
- Peter V. Glob : The Sleepers in the Moor , Munich 1966
- Esther Gretor : Kippe Kuh , Oldenburg (Oldb.) 1952
- Alice Guldbrandsen : Mr. Petit , Hamburg 1949
- Knut Hagberg : Carl Linnaeus , Hamburg 1940
- Gunvor Hakansson : Pomander paints everything , Hamburg 1964
- Halldór Laxness : Independent people , Reinbek b. Hamburg 1962
- Søren Kierkegaard : The one that is needed , Bremen 1948
- Søren Kierkegaard: The Sickness to Death , Bremen 1949
- Poul E. Knudsen : The competition , Berlin 1962
- Hans Jörgen Lembourn : There comes a day , Düsseldorf 1956
- Hans Jörgen Lembourn: Hotel Styx , Düsseldorf 1955
- Astrid Lindgren : The best Karlsson in the world , Hamburg 1968
- Astrid Lindgren: Holidays on Saltkrokan , Hamburg 1965
- Astrid Lindgren: Karlsson flies again , Hamburg 1963
- Astrid Lindgren: The children from Krachmacherstraße , Hamburg 1957
- Astrid Lindgren: Lillebror and Karlsson vom Dach , Hamburg 1956
- Astrid Lindgren: Lotta is moving , Hamburg 1962
- Astrid Lindgren: Rasmus, Pontus and the sword swallower , Hamburg 1958
- Astrid Lindgren: Rasmus and the tramp , Hamburg 1957
- Ragnhild Mageröy : Deadly Passion , Hamburg 1959
- Eilif Mortansson : The beautiful Malan , Hamburg 1956
- Erling Nielsen : Hans Christian Andersen in personal testimonials and photo documents , Hamburg 1958
- Henry Olsen : Handbook of Sexual Life and Sexual Hygiene , Cologne 1954
- Hans Peterson : Lieselotte and the others , Hamburg 1966
- Hans Peterson: Matthias has his big day , Hamburg 1959
- Hans Peterson: Matthias in danger , Hamburg 1960
- Hans Peterson: Matthias, Martin and Mari , Hamburg 1958
- Hans Peterson : Matthias and the squirrel , Hamburg 1958
- Erling Poulsen : The Angel in Black , Bayreuth 1958
- Erling Poulsen: Treibeis , Hamburg 1953
- Edith Rode : Eternal protection for the heart , Hamburg 1955
- Peter P. Rohde : Søren Kierkegaard , Copenhagen [u. a.] 1963
- Peter P. Rohde: Sören Kierkegaard in self-testimonies and photo documents , Reinbek b. Hamburg 1959
- Gustav Sandgren : Three days in the sun , Darmstadt [u. a.] 1956
- Karl-Aage Schwartzkopf : Alaskan pilot John Cross , Hamburg 1958
- Karl-Aage Schwartzkopf: The Enigmatic Island , Hamburg 1959
- Karl-Aage Schwartzkopf: The Wildmark Pilot , Bielefeld 1962
- Margareta Suber : The Sky Island , Düsseldorf 1957
- Frank Tower : Ecstasy , Hamburg 1949
- Sigrid Undset : Spring , Berlin 1926
- Sigrid Undset: Jenny , Berlin 1921
- Atos Wirtanen : August Strindberg in personal testimonies and photo documents , Reinbek b. Hamburg 1962
Web links
- Literature by and about Thyra Dohrenburg in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Place of death Silkeborg according to GND (accessed on December 15, 2014), Ry according to Kürschner-Nekrolog 1971–1998
- ↑ a b Kürschner's German Literature Calendar. Nekrolog 1971-1998 . Saur, Munich / Leipzig 1999, ISBN 3-598-23687-5 , pp. 117 .
- ↑ Entry for Werner Jakstein in the GND, Tp 12464368X (accessed on December 15, 2014)
- ↑ Matthias and the squirrel . Working group for youth literature eV. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dohrenburg, Thyra |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Jakstein-Dohrenburg, Thyra |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Danish translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 26, 1898 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 24, 1972 |
| Place of death | Silkeborg or Ry |