Jutta Bauer

Jutta Bauer (born 9 January 1955) is a German writer and illustrator of children's books. For her "lasting contribution" as a children's illustrator she received the Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 2010.

Life

Born in Volksdorf, Hamburg, she studied at the Technical College of Design in Hamburg from 1975 to 1981 Afterward she worked as a children's book illustrator and as cartoonist for the women's magazine Brigitte.

She won the Deutscher Jugendliteraturpreis (German Youth Literature Award) in 2001 for the picture book Schreimutter, which she wrote and illustrated. She was a runner-up in 2002 for Opas Engel and she received a Special prize for Illustration in 2009.

The biennial Hans Christian Andersen Award conferred by the International Board on Books for Young People is the highest recognition available to a writer or illustrator of children's books. Bauer received the illustration award in 2010.

She currently resides in Hamburg.

Selected works

Jutta

The feminine name Jutta is a German form of Judith. In German it is pronounced Yutta—the u is pronounced like the u in "put."

It could also derive from the Germanic name Eutha, meaning "mankind, child, descendant", or from a short form of Henrietta.

In Yiddish the name is pronounced Yitty - in accordance with Galicia Yiddish pronunciation where the u is pronounced as an i.

Jutta name holders

Countess Jutta von Sponheim

Countess Jutta von Sponheim (December 22, 1091–1136) was the youngest of four noblewomen who were born into affluent surroundings in what is currently the Rhineland-Palatinate. She was the daughter of Count Stephen of Spanheim.

She tutored several female pupils from wealthy families and they lived with her in her hermitage. She taught and raised them all, but most notably the child Hildegard of Bingen.

Rebetzin Yitty Neustadt

Yitty Neustadt Rebetzin (wife of a rabbi) was writer and speaker on orthodox Jewish traditions. A personal story about her is mentioned in several books on birthright and orthodox Jewish thought.

1183 Jutta

1183 Jutta, provisional designation 1930 DC, is a 18-kilometer sized main-belt asteroid, discovered on February 22, 1930, by Karl Reinmuth at Heidelberg Observatory, Germany. It has a long 212.5 hour rotation period.

Any reference to a person or occurrence for the asteroid's name is unknown.

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