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Biography
Ruth Erat (born August 3, 1951) is a Swiss teacher, author, painter, and politician.
Life
Erat grew up in Bern and Arbon and holds a degree from the University of Zurich. She obtained her PhD in 1985 after completing a thesis on Mechthild of Magdeburg. After completing her education, she began work as a teacher and as a district school superintendent at the teacher training college in Rorschach.
She has also worked as a painter and writer. In 1999 she participated in the Ingeborg Bachmann Competition in Klagenfurt.
Erat currently resides in Rheineck / Canton of St. Gallen. From 1991 to 2001 she served as a council member in Rheineck. Her party affiliation was with the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland.
Erat is author of several narrative works and is a member of the Association of Authors of Switzerland, the artist's professional association Visarte, and the Swiss Werkbund.
Works
- "Do sprach dú ellende Sele", Zürich 1985
- Moosbrand, Frankfurt am Main 1999