Roswitha Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 27 (2001) Winner
Erika Fuchs
エーリカ・フックス
Erika Fuchs
Aliases:
Johanne Theodolinde Erika Petri
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1906-12-07 （Rostock）
- Died
- 2005-04-22 （Munich） age 98
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German, English
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Belgard (now Białogard) → Schwarzenbach an der Saale → Munich
Career
- Occupations
- Translator, Editor
- Active Years
- 1946-1988
- Affiliations
- Honorary member of D.O.N.A.L.D.
- Memberships
- D.O.N.A.L.D.
- Influenced By
- Heinrich Heine, Wilhelm Busch, Kurt Tucholsky, Friedrich Schiller
- Influenced
- Carl Barks
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gymnasium in Belgard | — | Boys' school | Abitur | 1922-1926 | Germany |
| Universities of Lausanne, Munich, and London | Art History | Art History | 博士号 | 1926-1931 | Switzerland, Germany, United Kingdom |
Gymnasium in Belgard
Boys' school
Degree:
Abitur
Period:
1922-1926
Year of Graduation:
1926
Country:
Germany
First girl admitted
Universities of Lausanne, Munich, and London
Art History
/ Art History
Degree:
博士号
Period:
1926-1931
Year of Graduation:
1931
Country:
Switzerland, Germany, United Kingdom
Dissertation on Johann Michael Feuchtmayr
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Heimito von Doderer Prize | Disney comics translations | — | — | 受賞 |
Heimito von Doderer Prize
2001
Work:
Disney comics translations
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Translations of Carl Barks' Donald Duck comics
1951 Comic translationTranslations of Carl Barks' Disney comics about Duckburg into German.
Parodies of German classical literature
Translations
- Numerous German editions
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Allusions to classical literatureBlending of elevated and colloquial languageUse of 'Inflektiv' or verb stems as interjections
- Recurring Motifs
- Engineer's mottosOnomatopoeia and mimesis
Legacy
Her translations of Disney comics profoundly influenced the German language and elevated the status of comics in Germany. Erika Fuchs Museum exists.
Museums
- Erika-Fuchs-Haus Schwarzenbach an der Saale Opened in 2015
In Popular Culture
- Use of *verb stems* in internet chats
Quotes
-
You can't be educated enough to translate comic books
Source: Interview
Trivia
- Husband was an engineer who inspired catchphrases
- First girl in town's boys' gymnasium
- Lived to 98