Ursula Heindrichs

Ursula Heindrichs , née Wiegers (born July 3, 1928 in Gelsenkirchen ) is a German Germanist , educator and fairy tale researcher ; since 2001 honorary president of the European Fairy Tale Society .

Life

Born in Gelsenkirchen in 1928 , studied German, history, philosophy and education in Freiburg, Innsbruck and Bonn; 1956 Dissertation: The fountain in the German poetry - a motif historical study (published in 1957 under the name Ursula Wiegers).

1957 first and 1959 second state examination; since then without interruption until 1991 as a teacher at the Ricarda-Huch-Gymnasium Gelsenkirchen (a Unesco-Gymnasium), most recently as Director of Studies (subjects: German and History). Since 1958 married to Heinz-Albert Heindrichs (composer, poet, painter; professor at the University and the Folkwang-Hochschule Essen).

Services

From 1982 to 1989 she was Vice-President and from 1989 to 2001 President of the European Fairy Tale Society , since 2001 she has been its Honorary President. From 1985 to 2001 she was a member of the board of trustees of the Walter Kahn Fairy Tale Foundation (since it was founded). From 1993 to 2001 member of the board of trustees of the Associazione Culturale Italo-Tedesca (ACIT). In 1982 she founded the “Society for the Rescue of Poetry in Nonsense” (honorary members: Erich Fried and Eugène Ionesco ). In 1991 she donated the Gingko Prize to promote literary work by students.

Awards

In 1992 she received the Citizens' Prize of the City of Gelsenkirchen, in 1992 the Order of Merit of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia and in 1998 the Federal Cross of Merit 1st Class . In 2001 she and her husband were awarded the European Fairy Tale Prize.

Publications

With Heinz-Albert Heindrich's organization of six international congresses and the associated publication of eight volumes of books by the European Fairy Tale Society: “The time in fairy tales” 1987 (1989) - “Death and change in fairy tales” (1991) - “Fairy tales and creation” 1992 (1993) - "The fairy tale and the arts" 1995 (1996) - "Magic fairy tale" 1997 (1998) - "Age and wisdom in fairy tales" 1999 (2000) - "Fairy tales that build bridges" (2010) - "Fairy tales as Bridge for People and Cultures “2010 (2011): for the Ruhr.2010 Capital of Culture year

"Once upon a time - there will be one day. On the topicality of folk tales." Hohengehren: Schneider-Verlag 2001.

Works

as Ursula Wiegers: The fountain in German poetry. An investigation into the history of the subject . Bonn 1957, DNB 480561281 (Dissertation University of Bonn June 15, 1955, 295 pages).

Ursula Heindrichs: Once upon a time - it will be one day. On the topicality of folk tales. Schneider, Hohengehren 2001, ISBN 3-89676-472-1 (About the author: p. 204).

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personal data
SURNAME	Heindrichs, Ursula
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Wiegers, Ursula (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German philologist and honorary president of the European Fairy Tale Society
DATE OF BIRTH	July 3, 1928
PLACE OF BIRTH	Gelsenkirchen