Waltraud Falk
Waltraud Falk (* February 12, 1930 in Berlin as Waltraud Tessen ; † April 10, 2015 ) was a German economist.
Life
Waltraud Falk was born as the daughter of the SPD functionary Karl Tessen and his wife Erna, geb. Meffert, born in Berlin.
After graduating from the Gabriele von Bülow Oberschule in Berlin-Tegel in 1948 , Waltraud Falk began studying medicine at the Humboldt University in Berlin , then switched to Slavic studies and history, and finally to economics. She graduated in 1952 with a degree in economics. From 1952 to 1953 she worked in the propaganda department at the SED Central Committee . In 1953 she moved to the Institute for Economic History at the Humboldt University in Berlin, where she did her doctorate in 1956 under Jürgen Kuczynski . In 1960 she became a lecturer and at the same time director of the Institute for Economic History. In 1962 she completed her habilitation and was appointed professor. From 1962 to 1965 she was Vice Rector for Student Affairs at the Humboldt University. In 1969 she took over the chair of her teacher Kuczynski. From 1979 until her retirement in 1990 she was Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences.
Incidentally, she was Vice President of URANIA from June 1976 (VI. Congress) to 1990 . She also worked u. a. as editor of the Marx-Engels-Gesamtausgabe (MEGA) .
Waltraud Falk was married, u. a. with the historian Martin Robbe , and mother of three children. She passed away at the age of 85.
Awards
- 1974 Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze and 1984 in silver
- 1981 Honorary title of Honored University Professor of the German Democratic Republic
Publications
- The Knappschaftsfessel von Mansfeld , Verlag Tribüne, 1958
- The subject of economic history , yearbook for economic history, 1962
- A small story of a great movement , Dietz, 1966
- Economy, science, highest level in the world , Verlag Die Wirtschaft, 1969
- Karl Marx . Capital a critical analysis of capitalist production. London 1887 . Dietz Verlag, Berlin 1990. (= Karl Marx. Friedrich Engels Complete Edition (MEGA). Section II- Volume 9 ) ISBN 3-320-00067-5 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Waltraud Falk in the catalog of the German National Library
- Waltraut Falk on the website of the HU in Berlin
Individual evidence
- ↑ Neues Deutschland , June 26, 1976, p. 3.
- ↑ Contributions to Marx-Engels research, issue 23, Berlin 1987, pp. 78-81 ( Waltraud Falk, Frank Zschaler: On the first English edition of the first volume of "Capital" by Karl Marx. ).
- ^ Obituary notice in: Berliner Zeitung , May 9, 2015, p. 11.
- ↑ Editing of the volume: Waltraud Falk (head)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Falk, Waltraud |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tessen, Waltraud (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German economist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 12, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 10, 2015 |