Erika Fuchs
German translator (1906-2005) · Germany · On the map · Writers · Died at 98
Erika Fuchs, née Petri, was a German translator. She is largely known in Germany for her major involvement in the localization process of American Disney comics, especially Carl Barks' stories about Duckburg and its inhabitants, as well the effects on the German language as a whole caused thereby.
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2005Died22 April 20052001Heimito von Doderer-LiteraturpreisAwardRoswitha PrizeAward1998Deutscher Fantasy PreisAward1994Morenhovener LupeAward1906Born7 December 1906
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Memorial plate on Erika Fuchs's house in Schwarzenbach, Germany, donated in 2006 by the German D.O.N.A.L.D. The inscription reads in German, "In this house, Dr. Erika Fuchs (1906-2005) lived and translated for more than five decades. Her texts have profoundly crafted the world of Duckburg and enriched the German language."![The Erika-Fuchs-Haus [de] in Schwarzenbach a.d. Saale in 2015.](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/75/Erika-Fuchs-Haus%2C_Schwarzenbach_an_der_Saale.jpg/1280px-Erika-Fuchs-Haus%2C_Schwarzenbach_an_der_Saale.jpg)
The Erika-Fuchs-Haus [de] in Schwarzenbach a.d. Saale in 2015.Awards
About this person
Country
Germany
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1906 to 2005 · aged 98
