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Ruth Erat (born 3 August 1951 in Herisau, Switzerland) is a Swiss teacher, author, painter, and politician. [1]
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Ruth Erat (born 3 August 1951 in Herisau, Switzerland) is a Swiss teacher, author, painter, and politician. [1]
Erat grew up in Bern and Arbon and holds a degree from the University of Zurich. She obtained her PhD in 1985 after completing a thesis on Mechthild of Magdeburg. After completing her education, she began work as a teacher and as a district school superintendent at the teacher training college in Rorschach.
She has also worked as a painter and writer. In 1999 she participated in the Ingeborg Bachmann Competition in Klagenfurt.
Erat resides in Rheineck, where she also served from 1991 to 2001 as a council member. Her party affiliation was with the Social Democratic Party of Switzerland.
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