Hautzig, Esther, 1930-2009
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Information for Authority record
Name (Hebrew)
האוציג, אסתר, 1930-2009
Name (Latin)
Bobbitt, Philip
Other forms of name
Bobbitt, Philip C. (Philip Chase)
Bobbitt, Philip Chase
Date of birth
1948-07-22
Date of death
2009-11-01
Place of birth
Vilnius (Lithuania)
Place of death
New York (N.Y.)
Associated country
Poland
United States
Place of residence/headquarters
Siberia (Russia)
Field of activity
Children's books
Associated Language
eng
Gender
female
Sources of Information
- Her Let's cook without cooking, 1955.
- Her The seven good years and other stories ... 1984:CIP t.p. (Esther Hautzig)
- Something About the Author, 1992:v. 68, p. 98 (b. Oct. 18, 1930 in Vilna, Poland (now Vilnius, Lithuania))
- Los Angeles times, Nov. 12, 2009, via WWW, Nov. 13, 2009(Esther Hautzig; b. Esther Rudomin, Oct. 18, 1930, Vilnius; d. Nov. 1 [2009], New York City)
- The endless steppe, 2012:t.p. (Esther Hautzig) facing t.p. (born in Poland; exiled at the age of ten with her family to Siberia where she spent the next five years; later returned to Poland, then settled in the United States)
- The essential guide to children's books and their creators, 2002:p. 189-190 (Esther Hautzig; Polish-born American author, born 1930; exiled in Siberia between the ages of ten and fifteen, the subject of her autobiographical "The endless steppe"; has also authored books on crafts and cooking as well as works for younger readers)
- The Author's הערבה האינסופית, 2004.
Wikipedia description:
Esther R. Hautzig (Hebrew: אסתר האוציג, October 18, 1930 – November 1, 2009, in America) was a Polish-born American writer, best known for her award-winning book The Endless Steppe (1968).
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