Henry Winterfeld

{{Short description|German writer and artist (1901–1990)}} {{Expand German|topic=bio|Henry Winterfeld|date=December 2015}} {{Infobox writer | image = Henry winterfeld promo cropped.jpg | image_size = | alt = Henry Winterfield seated, in a jacket and tie. | caption =  | pseudonym = Manfred Michael | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date|1901|4|9}} | birth_place = Hamburg, Germany | death_date = {{death date and age|1990|1|27|1901|4|9}} | death_place = Machias, Maine, U.S. | resting_place = | occupation = Writer, artist | language = German | nationality = German | citizenship = United States | education = | alma_mater =  | period = 1937–1976 | genres = Children, young adult | notableworks =  | spouse = Elsie Winterfeld | children = Thomas Henry Winterfeld | relatives = {{plainlist| * Jean Gilbert (father) * Robert Gilbert (brother)}} | awards = | years_active = }} '''Henry Winterfeld''' (April 9, 1901 – January 27, 1990), published under the pseudonym '''Manfred Michael''', was a German writer and artist famous for his children's and young adult novels. He emigrated to the U.S. in 1940 and lived there until his death.

Henry Winterfeld was married to Elsie Winterfeld, who was a designer of toys and created a patented three-faced doll.<ref>{{cite web|last=Winterfeld|first=Elsie Gilbert|title=Three-in-One Doll, Patent CA 450472|url=http://brevets-patents.ic.gc.ca/opic-cipo/cpd/eng/patent/450472/summary.html|publisher=Canadian International Property Office|accessdate=May 6, 2013|location=New York, Bronx County, New York, U.S.|year=1948|archive-date=December 27, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131227092803/http://brevets-patents.ic.gc.ca/opic-cipo/cpd/eng/patent/450472/summary.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

== Biography == Henry Winterfeld began his career as a writer in 1933, when he wrote to entertain his son, Thomas Henry Winterfeld (1923–2008, an oceanographer),<ref>[http://www.iode.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=92&Itemid=115 Tom Winterfeld passes away]. His son's obituary at the website for the ''International Oceanographic Data and Information Exchange'' (IODE) program of the ''Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission'' of UNESCO.</ref> who was young and sick with scarlet fever. The result was Henry Winterfeld's first book, ''Trouble at Timpetill'', which was published in 1937 in German under the pseudonym Manfred Michael.

He wrote many books aimed at children. These books have been translated into various languages. A couple have been made into videos, such as the movie ''Les enfants de Timpelbach'' (English: ''Trouble at Timpetill'') (2008).<ref name=imdbHW>[https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3283652/ Henry Winterfeld - IMDb]</ref>

Because of the Nazi regime in Germany, Henry Winterfeld, who was a Jew, moved to Austria in 1933 and from there emigrated to France in 1938. In October, 1939, he was arrested and interned in Nevers until he was able to emigrate to the United States before the German invasion of France began on May 10, 1940. In 1946, he became an American citizen. Winterfeld's niece, Marianne Gilbert Finnegan, describes the life of the Winterfelds in the United States in her autobiography ''Memories of a Mischling: Becoming an American''.<ref>Parts of this section were translated by computer from the German Wikipedia entry and summarized.</ref>

==Bibliography== * ''Timpetill – Die Stadt ohne Eltern'' (1937), translated as ''Trouble at Timpetill'' (1963)<ref name=ibl>{{cite web|title=Author Information: Henry Winterfeld|url=http://www.iblist.com/author11178.htm|work=Internet Book List|accessdate=May 6, 2013|quote=''Biography's Source:'' [sic: empty field] ''Biography:'' Henry Winterfeld (1901–1990) was born in Germany. He began writing for children in 1933, when he wrote ''Trouble at Timpetill'' to entertain his son, who was sick with scarlet fever. He went on to write a number of children's books, which have been published around the world.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130530142539/http://www.iblist.com/author11178.htm|archive-date=May 30, 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name=gr /> * ''Caius ist ein Dummkopf'' (1953), translated as ''Detectives in Togas'' (1956)<ref name=ibl /><ref name=gr /> * ''Kommt ein Mädchen geflogen'' (1956), translated as ''Star Girl'' (1957)<ref name=ibl /><ref name=gr /><ref name="glxsf58">{{cite news |first=Floyd C. |last=Gale |title=Galaxy's 5 Star Shelf |work=Galaxy Science Fiction |url=https://archive.org/stream/galaxymagazine-1958-07/Galaxy_1958_07#page/n107/mode/2up |date=July 1958 |page=109}}</ref> * ''Telegramm aus Liliput'' (1957), translated as ''Castaways in Lilliput'' (1958)<ref name=ibl /><ref name=gr /> * ''Pimmi Pferdeschwanz'' (1967) *''Caius geht ein Licht auf'' (1969), translated as ''Mystery of the Roman Ransom'' * ''Der Letzte der Sekundaner'' (1971) * ''Caius in der Klemme'' (1976)<ref name=gr>{{cite web|title=Henry Winterfeld (Author of Detectives in Togas)|url=http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/117748.Henry_Winterfeld|work=Goodreads|accessdate=May 6, 2013}}</ref>

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==External links== * [https://www.scholastic.com/teachers/bookwizard/books-by/henry-winterfeld List of Books by Winterfeld] at Scholastic Teachers * [http://mariannefinnegan.com/default.asp Marianne Gilbert Finnegan] (Winterfeld's niece) – about her books * "[https://www.theguardian.com/childrens-books-site/2013/feb/04/review-detectives-in-togas-henry-winterfield ''Detectives in Togas'' by Henry Winterfeld - review]", Pheebz, ''The Guardian'', 4 February 2013 * {{DNB-Portal|120376989}} * {{LCAuth|n89625040|Henry Winterfeld|19|ue}}

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