!!!Ellert, Gerhart Pseudonym für Gertrud Schmirger b. Wolfsberg (Carinthia), Jan. 26, 1900, d. Wolfsberg, May 7, 1975, writer of popular historical novels (some revised for young people) about prominent figures in world history; 1959 awarded the Austrian State Prize for Children's and Young People's Literature. !Works Novels: Attila, 1934; Karl V., 1935; Wallenstein, 1937; Richelieu, 1948; Propheten, Koenige und Kalifen, 1960; Mahmud II., 1963; Gregor der Grosse, 1963. - Narrative: Die Katze der Herzogin, 1961. !Literature B. Urbas, Leben und Werk G. S. im Spiegel ihrer hist. Romane, doctoral thesis, Graz 1980. %%language [Back to the Austrian Version|AEIOU/Ellert,_Gerhart|class='wikipage austrian'] %% [{FreezeArticle author='AEIOU' template='Lexikon_1995_englisch'}] [{ALLOW view All}][{ALLOW comment All}][{ALLOW edit FreezeAdmin}]