Aenne Burda | |
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| Born | Anna Magdalene Lemminger (1909-07-28)28 July 1909 |
| Died | 3 November 2005(2005-11-03) (aged 96) Offenburg, Germany |
| Occupation | Publisher |
| Known for | Burda fashion magazines |
| Spouse | Franz Burda II (died 1986) |
| Children | Franz Burda junior [de] (1932–2017) Frieder Burda (1936–2019) Hubert Burda (1940) |
| Website | http://www.aenne-burda.com/ |
Aenne Burda (28 July 1909 – 3 November 2005), bornAnna Magdalene Lemminger, was a German publisher of theBurda Group, a media group based inOffenburg andMunich, Germany. She was one of the symbols of theGerman economic miracle.[1]
Aenne Burda was born in Offenburg,German Empire. She chose her name after the popular songÄnnchen von Tharau. She was the daughter of asteam engine fireman. She left convent high school at 17 and became a cashier at the Offenburg electricity company. In 1930 she met printer and publisherFranz Burda, son of Franz Burda, the founder of the Burda printing company. The couple married a year later, on 9 July 1931.[2] They had three sons, Franz (1932–2017),Frieder (1936–2019) andHubert (1940). She was the mother-in-law of actressMaria Furtwängler.
Burda founded two charitable foundations, supporting young academics and seniors in her hometown of Offenburg respectively.[3]
Aenne Burda died in her native Offenburg, Germany, at the age of 96, from natural causes.
A movie about her life, Aenne Burda, The Economic Wonderwoman was released in 2018.[4]
Aenne and her husband helped to expand the family business into women's magazines. In 1949 Aenne Burda founded a fashion magazine printing and publishing company in her home town Offenburg. The same year she started publishing magazineFavorit, which was later renamed toBurda Moden. The first issue ofBurda Moden magazine was published in 1950 with a circulation of 100,000. It became popular in the market after 1952, when it began to include sheets of paper withpatterns for clothes. In 1987Burda Moden became the first Western magazine published inSoviet Union.Burda Fashion is currently published in 90 countries in 16 different languages.[1][5][6]
In 1977 she launchedBurda CARINA magazine, a fashion and lifestyle magazine targeting a younger female audience.
