Biography of Walter Scherf

Walter Scherf (* 11. June 1920 in Mainz; † 25. October 2010 in Munich) was a deutscher Kinderliteratur-, Jugendliteratur- und Märchenforscher. He was 90 years old. His education included University of Gdańsk, RWTH Aachen University and University of Göttingen. He worked at Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München and University of Innsbruck. His awards include Großer Preis der Deutschen Akademie für Kinder- und Jugendliteratur e.V. Volkach and European Fairy Tale Award.