Maria-Magdalena Durben

Background

Durben, Maria-Magdalena was born on July 8, 1935 in Berlin. Daughter of Bernhard and Eva (Klein) Block.

Education

Graduate Paedagogische Hochschule Erfurt and Berlin, 1958.

Career

Doctor honoris causa, University Danzig, 1977. Doctor of Letters, Free University Karachi (Pakistan), 1978, World Academy Language and Literature, Sao Paulo, 1978. HHD, Bodkin Bible Institute, United States, 1979.

Doctor of Letters, World Academy Arts and Culture, Taipei, 1981.

Governess, Berlin, 1958-1961. Teacher German language, Berlin, 1961-1965.

Mentor for teachers of German, Berlin, 1965-1968. Writer, editor, Beckingen-Saar, Germany, since 1968.

Editor: Essays aus juengster Zeit, Franzi Ascher-Nash, 1976.

Editor anthology Diagonalen, 1976. Mauern (Lyrik), 1978. Mauern (Prose), 1978.

(with F. Durben) Drei Tropfen Mondlicht-Lebenszeichen aus fünf Jahrzehnten, 1983.

Company-editor UNIO Magazine, 1968-1978. Editor Bunte Blä tter, 1974-1978.

Member central committee Literature Union, 1968-1982. Member International Cultural Council, since 1983.

Chairman 2d World Congress Poets, Taipei, Taiwan, 1973.

Founder Literarische Teestunden in der Durbenburg, 1974-1982, Literarischer Turmtee, since 1983. Organizer poetry festivals and literature competitions, 1974-1982.

Achievements

• Maria-Magdalena Durben has been listed as a notable writer, editor by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member central committee Literature Union, 1968-1982. Member International Cultural Council, since 1983. Member Der Turmbund, Gesellschaft für Literatur and Kunst (Austria), Regensburger Schriftstellergruppe, United Poets Laureate International (honorary), Internationaler Autorenkreis Plesse.

Connections

Married Wolfgang Durben, December 22, 1967. Children: Roman, Claudia, Friederigke.

Father:

Bernhard Block

Mother:

Eva (Klein) Block

Spouse:

Wolfgang Durben

child:

Roman Durben

child:

Friederigke Durben

child:

Claudia Durben