Olga or Olha Fedorivna Franko (Junior) (24 July 1896 – 27 March 1987)
[Public sign, tombstone in Ukraine (also see image in article)] was a Ukrainian writer, and the creator of the first Ukrainian cookbook.
Early life and education
Franko was born on 24 July 1896.
She studied culinary cuisine at the Higher School of Agriculture in
Vienna
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for two years.
Writing
Franko wrote ''Practical Kitchen'', published in 1929 in
Kolomyia
Kolomyia, formerly known as Kolomea ( ua, Коломия, Kolomyja, ; pl, Kołomyja; german: Kolomea; ro, Colomeea; yi, ), is a city located on the Prut River in Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (province), in western Ukraine. It serves as the admi ...
, a book focused on
Galician recipes. It was said to be one of the first recipe books about Ukrainian cuisine.
The book was reprinted in 1991 retitled ''Practical Cuisine,''
and again in 2019 with a foreword by
Marianna Dushar
Marianna Dushar (Ukrainian language, Ukrainian: Маріанна Душар) is a Ukrainian anthropologist and food writer, who specialises in the culinary heritage of the Galicia (Eastern Europe), Galician region in eastern Europe.
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It contained recipes focused on traditional dishes made from local ingredients.
In 1937, Franko published her second book ''National Cuisine'' focused on the nutritional aspects of cooking.
Advocacy
In her book, Franko to encouraged housewives to demand food quality inspections from local authorities.
Family
Franko is from the famous Bilevych family.
After the death of his first wife (Kamenyar-Moses) she married
Petro Franko
Petro Ivanovych Franko (; 21 June 1890 – 28 June 1941) was a Ukrainian educator, pedagogue, writer, ethnographer, scientist, military leader, and politician. Franko was a co-founder of the Plast, a Ukrainian Scouting Organization and a former m ...
, becoming the daughter-in-law of Ukrainian activist and poet
Ivan Franko
Ivan Yakovych Franko (Ukrainian: Іван Якович Франко, pronounced ˈwɑn ˈjɑkowɪtʃ frɐnˈkɔ 27 August 1856 – 28 May 1916) was a Ukrainian poet, writer, social and literary critic, journalist, interpreter, economist, ...
.
Olha Fedorivna Franko is often confused with her mother in law, as both have exactly the same name. Informally they went by "junior" and "senior" to avoid confusion.
Death
In 1987, Franko died at the age of 91.
Although her husband had been killed in 1941, she never learned of his fate.
References
1987 deaths
1896 births
Ukrainian women writers
20th-century Ukrainian writers
Food writers
20th-century Ukrainian women writers
Women food writers
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