Erica Pappritz

Erica Pappritz (25 June 1893 – 4 February 1972) was a German diplomat and civil servant. She co-wrote two books on social etiquette, Buch der Etikette ("The Book of Etiquette") and Etikette neu ("New Etiquette").

Personal life Pappritz's father was a Rittmeister in the German Army. Her name was often incorrectly translated as "Freifrau von" ("Dame of"), in reference to German poet Marie Luise Kaschnitz.

In 1972, she died in Bonn of heart failure.

Career In 1919, Pappritz joined the Federal Foreign Office, working in the foreign trade office.

Pappritz settled in Eichenau, Bavaria, and in 1949, she was asked to take the Bavarian State Chancellery to Bonn.

In 1956, Pappritz and Karlheinz Graudenz wrote the book Buch der Etikette (The Book of Etiquette). At the time, she was working as the Legation Counsellor and Deputy Chief of Protocol to the Foreign Office in Bonn. The book had a focus on increasing civility in post-Nazi Germany, focusing on politeness and a respect for human rights. The book includes sections on correct odour and on how Bonn diplomats liked to carry umbrellas. At the time, the book was criticised for promoting snobbery. Pappritz made some corrections to the original book, and the third edition was published in 1957.

In 1967, Pappritz and Graudenz wrote another book, Etikette neu (New Etiquette). The book became available at the German Bundestag in 2007. advertising, and social etiquette.

Books Graudenz, Karlheinz, Pappritz, Erica, Buch der Etikette (1956) Graudenz, Karlheinz, Pappritz, Erica, Etikette neu (1967)