| Aenne Burda | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anna Magdalene Lemminger 28 July 1909 Offenburg, Germany |
| Died | 3 November 2005 (aged 96) Offenburg, Germany |
| Nationality | Germany |
| Occupation | Publisher |
| Known for | Burda fashion magazines |
| Spouse | Franz Burda II (d. 1986) |
| Children | Franz Burda junior (1932) Frieder Burda (1936) Hubert Burda (1940) |
| Website | |
| http://www.aenne-burda.com/ | |
Aenne Burda (28 July 1909 – 3 November 2005), born Anna Magdalene Lemminger, was a German publisher of the Burda Group, a media group based in Offenburg and Munich, Germany. She was one of the symbols of German economic miracle.[1]
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Aenne Burda was born in Offenburg, German Empire. She chose her name after the popular song Änchen von Tharau. She was daughter of a train locomotive driver. She left her convent high school at the age of 17 and became a cashier at the Offenburg electricity company. In 1930 she befriended with printer and publisher Franz Burda II, son of Franz Burda I, the founder of the Burda Group. She married him a year later, on 9 July 1931.[2] The couple had three sons, Franz (1932), Frieder (1936) and Hubert (1940). She was the mother-in-law of actress Maria Furtwängler.
She was strongly committed to charity work. The two foundations she established support 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.
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 magazine Favorit, which was later renamed to Burda Moden. The first issue of "Burda Moden" magazine was published in 1950 with a circulation of 100,000 (in January). It gained a great popularity in the market, especially since 1952, when they began to include sheets of paper with patterns for clothes. In 1987 Burda Moden became the first Western magazine published in Soviet Union. Burda Fashion is currently published in 90 countries and in 16 different languages.[1][4][5]
In 1977 she launched Burda CARINA magazine, a fashion and lifestyle magazine targeting younger female audience.