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Waltraud Hunke (28 April 1915 – 2004) was a German philologist, publisher and philanthropist who specialized inGermanic studies.

Waltraud Hunke was born inKiel, Germany on 28 April 1915, the daughter of the publisherHeinrich Hunke [de] (1879-1953) and Hildegard Lau (1879-1944). Her mother was the daughter of engineer Thies Peter Lau (1844-1933) and Walewska Berta Anna Artelt (1856-1943). She had two sisters, includingSigrid Hunke.

Hunke received herPh.D. inGermanic philology at theLudwig Maximilian University of Munich in 1941 under the supervision ofOtto Höfler. She subsequently worked as an assistant to the historianErnst Anrich and philologistSiegfried Gutenbrunner atReichsuniversität Straßburg. AfterWorld War II, Hunke returned to her hometown of Kiel, where she made a fortune as a publisher and bookstore owner. She donated large sums to theUniversity of Kiel, particularly for the purpose of supporting female academics. Upon the death of Hunke in 2004, her estate was donated to the University.

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• Die Trojaburgen und ihre Bedeutung. Dissertation. München 1941.
• Goethe-Gesellschaft Kiel 1947–1987. Goethe-Gesellschaft, Kiel 1987.
• mitOswald Hauser, Wolfgang J. Müller:Das Haus Glücksburg und Europa. Mühlau, Kiel 1988,ISBN 3-87559-058-9.
• mit Thiel J. Martensen:100 Jahre Universitätsbuchhandlung Walter G. Mühlau. Eine Chronik. Mühlau, Kiel 2002,ISBN 3-87559-089-9.

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