Christine Fischer-Defoy (born 30 December 1951 in

Hanau Hanau () is a city in the Main-Kinzig-Kreis, in Hesse, Germany. It is 25 km east of Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main and part of the Frankfurt Rhine-Main, Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region. Its railway Hanau Hauptbahnhof, station is a ma ...

) is a German woman writer, film director and cultural historian.

Life

As a cultural historian, Fisher-Defoy has been working for many years on the life stories of German emigrants. In addition, she is chairperson of the association , which deals with the history of resistance, persecution and exile.

Awards

* 1 October 2010:

Order of Merit of Berlin The Order of Merit of Berlin () is this highest award of the German State of Berlin. Awarded in the name of the Senate of Berlin, the order had recognized outstanding contributions to the State of Berlin since 21 July 1987. Awarded each year on 1 ...

Publications

* ''Arbeiterwiderstand in der Provinz 1933–1945'', Verlag für Ausbildung und Studium vas: Berlin(West) 1982 * ''Widerstehen – überleben – mitgestalten – selbstgestalten. Zur Bildhauerausbildung 1933–1945 in Berlin.'' In ''Entmachtung der Kunst. Architektur, Bildhauerei und ihre Institutionalisierung 1920 bis 1960.'' Published by Magdalena Bushart, Bernd Nicolai and Wolfgang Schuster; Frölich & Kaufmann: Berlin 1985 * ''

Charlotte Salomon Charlotte Salomon (16 April 1917 – 10 October 1943) was a German-Jewish artist born in Berlin. She is primarily remembered as the creator of an autobiographical series of paintings ''Leben? oder Theater?: Ein Singspiel'' (Life? or Theater?: A ...

– Leben oder Theater. Das Lebensbild einer jüdischen Malerin aus Berlin 1917–1943'', ed. Christine Fischer-Defoy, Verlag Das Arsenal: Berlin (West) 1986 * ''KUNST/MACHT/POLITIK – Die Nazifizierung der Kunst- und Musikhochschulen in Berlin'', Elefanten Press-Verlag, Berlin (West) 1988 * ''Mein C'est-la-vie-Leben in einer bewegten Zeit. Der Lebensweg der jüdischen Künstlerin

Paula Salomon-Lindberg Paula Salomon-Lindberg (''née'' Levi; 21 December 1897 – 17 April 2000) was an internationally renowned German classical contralto before the Second World War. She was specialised in Lied, oratorio and cantata, but occasionally also performed ...

'', Verlag Das Arsenal: Berlin (West) 1992. * ''

Karl Hofer Karl Christian Ludwig Hofer or ''Carl Hofer'' (11 October 1878 – 3 April 1955) was a German expressionist painter. He was director of the Berlin Academy of Fine Arts. One of the most prominent painters of expressionism, he never was a me ...

– Ich habe das Meine gesagt. Reden und Stellungnahmen zu Kunst, Kultur und Politik in Deutschland 1945–1955'', Nicolai-Verlag: Berlin 1995 * ''...und die Vergangenheit sitzt immer mit am Tisch – Dokumente zur Geschichte der Akademie der Künste (West) 1945–1993'', selected and commented by Christine Fischer-Defoy, Henschel-Verlag, Berlin 1997 * ''Berliner ABC – Das private Adreßbuch von

Paul Hindemith Paul Hindemith ( ; ; 16 November 189528 December 1963) was a German and American composer, music theorist, teacher, violist and conductor. He founded the Amar Quartet in 1921, touring extensively in Europe. As a composer, he became a major advo ...

1927–1938'', edited, introduced and commented by Christine Fischer-Defoy and Susanne Schaal, , Berlin 1999 * ''Kunst – im Aufbau ein Stein – Die Westberliner Kunst- und Musikhochschulen im Spannungsfeld der Nachkriegszeit'', edited by Christine Fischer-Defoy on behalf of the Hochschule der Künste Berlin, Berlin 2001 * ''

George Grosz George Grosz (; ; born Georg Ehrenfried Groß; July 26, 1893 – July 6, 1959) was a German artist known especially for his caricatural drawings and paintings of Berlin life in the 1920s. He was a prominent member of the Berlin Dada and New Obj ...

am Strand – Ostseeskizzen'', published in cooperation with the Stiftung Archiv der

Academy of Arts, Berlin The Academy of Arts () is a state arts institution in Berlin, Germany. The task of the Academy is to promote art, as well as to advise and support the states of Germany. The academy's predecessor organization was founded in 1696 by Elector F ...

, Transit Buchverlag, Berlin 2001 * ''

Marlene Dietrich Marie Magdalene "Marlene" DietrichBorn as Maria Magdalena, not Marie Magdalene, according to Dietrich's biography by her daughter, Maria Riva ; however, Dietrich's biography by Charlotte Chandler cites "Marie Magdalene" as her birth name . (, ; ...

Adreßbuch'', published by Christine Fischer-Defoy, Transit-Verlag, Berlin 2003 * ''

Heinrich Mann Luiz Heinrich Mann (; March 27, 1871 – March 11, 1950), best known as simply Heinrich Mann, was a German writer known for his sociopolitical novels. From 1930 until 1933, he was president of the fine poetry division of the Prussian Academy ...

: Auch ich kam aus Deutschland. Das private Adressbuch 1926–1940''; publishing house: Leipzig 2006 * '' Leonhard Adler – Kommunalpolitiker, Verkehrsexperte, Emigrant, Priester'', in ''Jahrbuch für das Erzbistum Berlin 2007'', Cologne 2006, , * ''Vor die Tür gesetzt. Im Nationalsozialismus verfolgte Berliner Stadtverordnete und Magistratsmitglieder 1933–1945.''; Ausstellung Berliner Rathaus 30. September bis 30. November 2005, Berliner Abgeordnetenhaus 8. Juni bis 8. Juli 2006; Red. Christine Fischer-Defoy, short biography Christiane Hoss Verein Aktives Museum: Berlin 2066 *

Walter Benjamin Walter Bendix Schönflies Benjamin ( ; ; 15 July 1892 – 26 September 1940) was a German-Jewish philosopher, cultural critic, media theorist, and essayist. An eclectic thinker who combined elements of German idealism, Jewish mysticism, Western M ...

''«... wie überall hin die Leute verstreut sind ...» Das Adressbuch des Exils 1933–1940.'' Koehler & Amelang: Leipzig 2006 * ''

Hannah Arendt Hannah Arendt (born Johanna Arendt; 14 October 1906 – 4 December 1975) was a German and American historian and philosopher. She was one of the most influential political theory, political theorists of the twentieth century. Her work ...

– das private Adressbuch 1951–1975.'' Koehler & Amelang: Leipzig 2007 * ''Das private Adressbuch –

Frida Kahlo Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderón (; 6 July 1907 – 13 July 1954) was a Mexican painter known for her many portraits, self-portraits, and works inspired by the nature and artifacts of Mexico. Inspired by Culture of Mexico, the country' ...

.'' Koehler & Amelang: Leipzig 2009 * ''Gute Geschäfte – Kunsthandel in Berlin 1933–1944'', published by Christine Fischer-Defoy and Kaspar Nürnberg, Katalog zur gleichnamigen Ausstellung; Aktives Museum- Faschismus und Widerstand in Berlin e.V. 2011.

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