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Waltraud Hunke
Born(1915-04-28)28 April 1915
Kiel, Germany
Died2004
Kiel, Germany
NationalityGerman
Academic background
Alma mater
Doctoral advisorOtto Höfler
Academic work
Discipline
Sub-disciplineGerman philology
Institutions
Main interestsMedieval German literature

Waltraud Hunke (28 April 1915 – 2004) was a German philologist, publisher and philanthropist who specialized in Germanic studies.

Biography[edit]

Waltraud Hunke was born in Kiel, Germany on 28 April 1915, the daughter of the publisher Heinrich Hunke [de] (1879-1953) and Hildegard Lau (1879-1944). Her mother was the daughter of engineer Thies Peter Lau (1844-1933) and Walewska Berta Anna Artelt (1856-1943). She had two sisters, including Sigrid Hunke.

Hunke received her Ph.D.inGermanic philology at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich in 1941 under the supervision of Otto Höfler. She subsequently worked as an assistant to the historian Ernst Anrich and philologist Siegfried GutenbrunneratReichsuniversität Straßburg. After World War II, Hunke returned to her hometown of Kiel, where she made a fortune as a publisher and bookstore owner. She donated large sums to the University of Kiel, particularly for the purpose of supporting female academics. Upon the death of Hunke in 2004, her estate was donated to the University.

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Selected works[edit]

Sources[edit]

  • Friedrich Schmidt-Sibeth: Hunke, Heinrich. In: Biographisches Lexikon für Schleswig-Holstein und Lübeck. Wachholtz, Neumünster 1982–2011. Bd. 9 – 1991. ISBN 3-529-02649-2, S. 154.


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