Herta Huber (24 January 1926 – 8 April 2018) was a German writer and poet.

Life and career

Huber was born in Schönbach,

Czechoslovakia , rue, Чеськословеньско, , yi, טשעכאסלאוואקיי, , common_name = Czechoslovakia , life_span = 1918–19391945–1992 , p1 = Austria-Hungary , image_p1 ...

on 24 January 1926. She was known for writing in the

Egerland The Egerland ( cs, Chebsko; german: Egerland; Egerland German dialect: ''Eghalånd'') is a historical region in the far north west of Bohemia in what is today the Czech Republic, at the border with Germany. It is named after the German name ''Eg ...

dialect, originating from what is now part of

Bohemia Bohemia ( ; cs, Čechy ; ; hsb, Čěska; szl, Czechy) is the westernmost and largest historical region of the Czech Republic. Bohemia can also refer to a wider area consisting of the historical Lands of the Bohemian Crown ruled by the Bohem ...

in the

Czech Republic The Czech Republic, or simply Czechia, is a landlocked country in Central Europe. Historically known as Bohemia, it is bordered by Austria to the south, Germany to the west, Poland to the northeast, and Slovakia to the southeast. The ...

. Huber was awarded several commendations of the

Sudetendeutsche Landsmannschaft The Sudetendeutsche Landsmannschaft ( en, Sudeten German Homeland Association) is an organization representing Sudeten German expellees and refugees from the Sudetenland in Czechoslovakia. Most of them were forcibly expelled and deported to wes ...

for her literary contributions. She resided in

Immenstadt Immenstadt im Allgäu () is a town in Oberallgäu, the southernmost district of Bavaria, Germany, in the German Alps. First mentioned in a 1275 administrative tract, it was granted town privileges in 1360, which makes it one of the oldest towns in ...

, and died on 8 April 2018, at the age of 92.

Book publications

''Stutzala''
* ''Spraal u Spriezl'' * ''Fröiha u heint'' * ''Maria Kulm - Historie'' (1983) * ''... aber Brennessel wachst schneller'' (1991) * ''Kinderzeit im Egerland'' (1999)

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* 1926 births 2018 deaths People from Cheb District Sudeten German people German poets Naturalized citizens of Germany Czechoslovak people of German descent German women poets {{Germany-writer-stub