On the death of Barbara Beuys
News25.06.2025
Barbara Beuys passed away on 19 June 2025 at the age of 81.
Barbara Beuys, born in 1943, worked as an editor for Stern, Merian and Die Zeit, among others, after completing her doctorate in history. In her more than 20 books, she has repeatedly told biographies and perspectives from the National Socialist era in a new and exciting way. She is known for her biographies and historical works, in which she focuses primarily on female figures. These include her books about Sophie Scholl, Asta Nielsen and Mala Zimetbaum, the Heroine of Auschwitz. In 2017, she was awarded the Luise Büchner Prize for Journalism »for her important contribution to women's historiography«.
Barbara Beuys, born in 1943, worked as an editor for Stern, Merian and Die Zeit, among others, after completing her doctorate in history. In her more than 20 books, she has repeatedly told biographies and perspectives from the National Socialist era in a new and exciting way. She is known for her biographies and historical works, in which she focuses primarily on female figures. These include her books about Sophie Scholl, Asta Nielsen and Mala Zimetbaum, the Heroine of Auschwitz. In 2017, she was awarded the Luise Büchner Prize for Journalism »for her important contribution to women's historiography«.