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Regine Schindler

Swiss writer (1935-2013)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
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Source revisionAug 10, 2026
Entity authorityQ2138078 ↗
Source-derived summary

Regine Schindler (née Hürlimann; 26 May 1935 – 8 June 2013) was a German-born Swiss germanist and author who was primarily known as writer of religious children's literature as well as an expert for children's bibles. She was a daughter of Martin Hürlimann and hence member of the Hürlimann family.

She married Alfred Schindler (1934–2012), a theologian, with whom she had five children.

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The public source identifies “Regine Schindler” as swiss writer (1935-2013). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Regine, Schindler and Swiss.

Editorial reviewA productive starting point for separating a subject’s documented career from later reputation and commemoration. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1935, 2013, 1934, 2012—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1935-05-26. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Regine, Schindler and Swiss providing the first useful test.
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The entry’s evidential value lies in the named roles, institutions and publications that can be tested against primary documentation. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 10, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q2138078. VIAF identifies the subject as 212987636. The Library of Congress control number is n79118349. 3 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1935, 2013, 1934 and 2012.

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This entry incorporates text from “Regine Schindler” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.