Selina Chönz or Selina Choenz (4 August 1910 – 17 February 2000) was a Swiss children's author. Her most famous work is A Bell for Ursli, a children's book illustrated by Alois Carigiet .
Selina Chönz was born in Samedan on 4 August 1910 as the oldest child and the only daughter to printer and typesetter Anton M. Meyer from Hof and his wife, Marie Louise Ronzi. Chönz trained as a Montessori kindergarten teacher in Bern. She then spent time learning languages by moving to Spain, England and Italy. Her first teaching position was in Zuoz in the Engadin. Shortly after she moved to Zürich to teach kindergarten teachers. While there she decided to write a children's book herself.[1][2][3][4]
Chönz house, Guarda 47A Bell for Ursli sculpture in Zuoz
Chönz was a proponent of Romansh. When she married, she changed the spelling of her name to replace the German "K" with the "Ch". She wrote the original version of the A Bell for Ursli in Upper Engadin Romansh. She persuaded artist Alois Carigiet to be her illustrator. From 1940 to 1945 he visited Guarda, Switzerland and created the illustrations. He used the nearby houses Chasa 51 as the template for the Ursli house in the book.[5][6][1][2][3][7][8][4][9]
Several further stories followed and the books were translated into a number of languages. She was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Prize.[7][8]
Personal lifeedit
In 1939 she married the architect Iachen Ulrich Könz who already had four sons from his previous marriage. Together they had a son, painter and draftsman Steivan Liun Könz. Chönz lived in Guarda until 1981. She suffered from senile dementia towards the end of her life dying in 2000.[4][9]
Bibliographyedit
Tales
La chastlauna. (1940)
Il purtret da l'antenat. (1943)
La scuvierta da l'orma. Novel volume (1950)
Children's Books
A bell for Ursli, (1945) Illustrated by Alois Carigiet.
Florina and the wild bird, (1952) Illustrated by Alois Carigiet.
The snowstorm, (1957) Illustrated by Alois Carigiet.
Referencesedit
^ ab"Theme evening Selina Chönz". Engadin. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
^ ab"Schellen-Ursli von Selina Chönz - Buch". Thalia (in German). 30 June 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
^ ab"Chönz, Selina". hls-dhs-dss.ch (in Italian). 27 February 2007. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
^ abc"Uorsin Schellen-Ursli - Tgi era Selina Chönz?". Radiotelevisiun Svizra Rumantscha (RTR). 27 August 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
^"Why Swiss celebrate children's classic that's not Heidi". SWI swissinfo.ch.
^"Schellen-Ursli" (PDF). www.frenetic.ch (in Swiss High German). 17 September 2015. (PDF) from the original on 6 July 2020. Retrieved 18 June 2023.
^ ab"Selina Chönz". Biografie WHO'S WHO (in German). Retrieved 6 July 2020.
^ ab"Schellenursli author dies aged 89". SWI swissinfo.ch. 25 February 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
^ ab"75 Jahre Schellen-Ursli - Zugpferdchen mit Zipfelmütze". Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen (SRF) (in German). 1 March 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
selina, chönz, selina, choenz, august, 1910, february, 2000, swiss, children, author, most, famous, work, bell, ursli, children, book, illustrated, alois, carigiet, born4, august, 1910samedan, switzerlanddied17, february, 2000, 2000, aged, samedan, switzerland. Selina Chonz or Selina Choenz 4 August 1910 17 February 2000 was a Swiss children s author Her most famous work is A Bell for Ursli a children s book illustrated by Alois Carigiet Selina ChonzBorn4 August 1910Samedan SwitzerlandDied17 February 2000 2000 02 18 aged 89 Samedan SwitzerlandNationalitySwiss Swiss commemorative coin 2011Contents 1 Biography 2 Personal life 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External linksBiography editSelina Chonz was born in Samedan on 4 August 1910 as the oldest child and the only daughter to printer and typesetter Anton M Meyer from Hof and his wife Marie Louise Ronzi Chonz trained as a Montessori kindergarten teacher in Bern She then spent time learning languages by moving to Spain England and Italy Her first teaching position was in Zuoz in the Engadin Shortly after she moved to Zurich to teach kindergarten teachers While there she decided to write a children s book herself 1 2 3 4 nbsp Chonz house Guarda 47 nbsp A Bell for Ursli sculpture in ZuozChonz was a proponent of Romansh When she married she changed the spelling of her name to replace the German K with the Ch She wrote the original version of the A Bell for Ursli in Upper Engadin Romansh She persuaded artist Alois Carigiet to be her illustrator From 1940 to 1945 he visited Guarda Switzerland and created the illustrations He used the nearby houses Chasa 51 as the template for the Ursli house in the book 5 6 1 2 3 7 8 4 9 Several further stories followed and the books were translated into a number of languages She was awarded the Hans Christian Andersen Prize 7 8 Personal life editIn 1939 she married the architect Iachen Ulrich Konz who already had four sons from his previous marriage Together they had a son painter and draftsman Steivan Liun Konz Chonz lived in Guarda until 1981 She suffered from senile dementia towards the end of her life dying in 2000 4 9 Bibliography editTalesLa chastlauna 1940 Il purtret da l antenat 1943 La scuvierta da l orma Novel volume 1950 Children s BooksA bell for Ursli 1945 Illustrated by Alois Carigiet Florina and the wild bird 1952 Illustrated by Alois Carigiet The snowstorm 1957 Illustrated by Alois Carigiet References edit a b Theme evening Selina Chonz Engadin Retrieved 6 July 2020 a b Schellen Ursli von Selina Chonz Buch Thalia in German 30 June 2020 Retrieved 6 July 2020 a b Chonz Selina hls dhs dss ch in Italian 27 February 2007 Retrieved 6 July 2020 a b c Uorsin Schellen Ursli Tgi era Selina Chonz Radiotelevisiun Svizra Rumantscha RTR 27 August 2015 Retrieved 6 July 2020 Why Swiss celebrate children s classic that s not Heidi SWI swissinfo ch Schellen Ursli PDF www frenetic ch in Swiss High German 17 September 2015 Archived PDF from the original on 6 July 2020 Retrieved 18 June 2023 a b Selina Chonz Biografie WHO S WHO in German Retrieved 6 July 2020 a b Schellenursli author dies aged 89 SWI swissinfo ch 25 February 2015 Retrieved 6 July 2020 a b 75 Jahre Schellen Ursli Zugpferdchen mit Zipfelmutze Schweizer Radio und Fernsehen SRF in German 1 March 2020 Retrieved 6 July 2020 External links edit 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Selina Chonz amp oldid 1208920735, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
