Germany

Born in 1982 in Giessen, Germany
Student (Humboldt University Berlin)

„Don´t be afraid, you are better than many sparrows" - Or not? The sparrow between birdmurder and birdlove (2002)

Together with two class mates, Julia Schmid dealt in her competition entry with the hunt for sparrows, the sparrow in popular belief and an developing bird protection among people in the 19. century. The students described and analyzed the picture of the sparrow from 19th century until the end of the 20th century in detail. In this competition entry, a general transformation of the human-animal relationship, including aspects of usability and harmfulness, becomes exemplarily visible.

For her research paper, Julia Schmidt was awarded first prize in the German History Competition 2000/2001, the topic of which was: "Used, loved, killed. Animals in our history".