About Ursula Benser
Lived 1915 – 2001 (aged 85). Ursula Benser was a German painter, draftsperson and architectural drafter.
Ursula Benser, née Ursula Maria Luise Heuser (1915–2001) was a German painter and draftsperson. She worked in pastels, watercolor, and gouache, on paper or canvas.
She was born on 1 August 1915 in Düsseldorf, Germany, to parents Mira (née Sohn-Rethel), and painter Werner Heuser. Her brother was Klaus Heinrich Heuser (1909–1994), her maternal grandfather was Karl Rudolf Sohn, and her maternal great-grandfather was Karl Ferdinand Sohn. In 1936, she was married to photographer, Walther Benser.
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Who was Ursula Benser?
German painter
When was Ursula Benser born?
Ursula Benser was born on 1 August 1915 in Düsseldorf.
When did Ursula Benser die?
Ursula Benser died on 2 March 2001 in Domburg.
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Ursula Benser was a painter, draftsperson and architectural drafter.
What nationality was Ursula Benser?
Ursula Benser was German.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Ursula Benser. https://biography.guide/ursula-benser/
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