Kurt Rabe
Kurt Rabe (born 25 January 1913) was a Schwartzistani labourer of Vellmar, in The Capital District; died 12 March 1980, aged 67.
Among the works entered in the national catalogue under this name is the book What the Fog Keeps. The occupation entered is labourer; the register does not say in what trade. The civil register enters Kurt Rabe as a labourer of Vellmar, and the Encyclopedia follows the register.
In the record
- 5 December 1975, Vellmar: Kurt Rabe wins the Varrant Prize for Literature for What the Fog Keeps.[1]
Works
- What the Fog Keeps (book, 1975), the Varrant Prize for Literature. A family saga across three generations, with a gap. 368 pages. Published at Marschau.
Family
- child: Petra Rabe (1937 to 1941), programmer
- child: Monika Rabe (1943 to 2019), lawyer
- child: Bruno Rabe (1954 to 2025), architect
- child: Brigitte Rabe (1959), teacher
- father: Friedl Rabe (1890 to 1951), tailor
- mother: Maria Brenn (1890 to 1935), typist
- spouse: Liesl Unger (1913 to 1948), farmer
- spouse: Hedwig Nienberg (1919 to 1963), factory worker
Family entries are taken from the civil register and are given as recorded.
See also
- Civil register entry at the National Archive, with the family tree
- Vellmar
References
- ^ “Kurt Rabe wins the Varrant Prize for Literature for What the Fog Keeps.” The Schwartzistan Herald. 5 December 1975. Retrieved 23 September 2026.
- “Kurt Rabe.” Civil register of births, marriages and deaths. National Archive of Schwartzistan.
Categories1913 births1980 deathsPeople from VellmarLabourers of SchwartzistanWorks in the national catalogue