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Ruth Erat

b. 1951

Swiss artist

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About Ruth Erat

Born 1951. Ruth Erat is a Swiss writer, politician, painter and teacher.

Ruth Erat (born 3 August 1951 in Herisau, Switzerland) is a Swiss teacher, author, painter, and politician.

Life

Erat grew up in Bern and Arbon and holds a degree from the University of Zurich. She obtained her PhD in 1985 after completing a thesis on Mechthild of Magdeburg. After completing her education, she began work as a teacher and as a district school superintendent at the teacher training college in Rorschach.

She has also worked as a painter and writer. In 1999 she participated in the Ingeborg Bachmann Competition in Klagenfurt.

Erat resides in Rheineck, where she also served from 1991 to 2001 as a council member. Her party affiliation was with the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland.

Ruth Erat is an author of narrative works and a member of the Association of Authors in Switzerland, the artists' professional association Visarte and the Swiss Werkbund. Visarte represents the interests of professional visual artists in Switzerland.

Works Do sprach dú ellende Sele, Zürich 1985 Moosbrand, Suhrkamp Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 1999

Awards

1990 Workers' Literature Prize (Arbeiter Literaturpreis) 1995 Recognition Price by Culture Departement St. Gallen 2000 Book Award Canton Berne 2021 Main Award Akademie für gesprochenes Wort, Stuttgart

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Who is Ruth Erat?

Swiss artist

When was Ruth Erat born?

Ruth Erat was born on 3 August 1951 in Herisau.

What is Ruth Erat's occupation?

Ruth Erat is a writer, politician, painter and teacher.

What nationality is Ruth Erat?

Ruth Erat is Swiss.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Ruth Erat

· Wikidata: Q52252

· DBpedia: Ruth Erat

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