Irma Rombauer

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Irma Rombauer was an American cookbook author best known for writing the influential and enduring classic "The Joy of Cooking."

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instanceOf cookbook author
human
activeYearsEnd 1962
activeYearsStart 1930
birthName Irma Starkloff NERFINISHED
burialPlace Bellefontaine Cemetery, St. Louis, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath heart attack
countryOfCitizenship United States of America
dateOfBirth 1877-10-30
dateOfDeath 1962-10-14
describedAs one of the most influential American cookbook authors of the 20th century
educatedAt Washington University in St. Louis NERFINISHED
ethnicGroup German American NERFINISHED
familyName Rombauer NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork cookery
domestic science
firstEditionOfNotableWorkPublished The Joy of Cooking, 1931 (self-published) NERFINISHED
fullName Irma Starkloff Rombauer NERFINISHED
genre cookbook
culinary writing
givenName Irma NERFINISHED
hasChild Marion Rombauer Becker NERFINISHED
hasRelative Hermann Starkloff NERFINISHED
hasSignatureWork The Joy of Cooking NERFINISHED
influenced 20th-century American culinary culture
American home cooking
languageOfWorkOrName English
laterEditionPublisher Bobbs-Merrill Company NERFINISHED
motherTongue English
nationality American
notableFor authoring one of the most influential American cookbooks
notableWork The Joy of Cooking NERFINISHED
notableWorkCharacteristic informal narrative style
practical home-cooking recipes
occupation cookbook author
writer
placeOfBirth St. Louis, Missouri, United States
placeOfDeath St. Louis, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED
religion Lutheranism
residence St. Louis, Missouri, United States NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
spouse Edgar Rombauer NERFINISHED

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