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Olga or Olha Fedorivna Franko (Junior) (24 July 1896 – 27 March 1987)[1] was a Ukrainian writer, and the creator of the first Ukrainian cookbook.

Olha Franko
Born	24 July 1896
Died	27 March 1987
Alma mater	Higher School of Agriculture, Vienna
Occupation	Author

Early life and education

Franko was born on 24 July 1896.[1] She studied culinary cuisine at the Higher School of Agriculture in Vienna for two years.[2]

Writing

Franko wrote Practical Kitchen, published in 1929 in Kolomyia, a book focused on Galician recipes. It was said to be one of the first recipe books about Ukrainian cuisine.[3][4] The book was reprinted in 1991 retitled Practical Cuisine,[3][5] and again in 2019 with a foreword by Marianna Dushar.[6] It contained recipes focused on traditional dishes made from local ingredients.[6]

In 1937, Franko published her second book National Cuisine focused on the nutritional aspects of cooking.[2]

Advocacy

In her book, Franko to encouraged housewives to demand food quality inspections from local authorities.[2]

Family

Franko is from the famous Bilevych family.[5] After the death of his first wife (Kamenyar-Moses) she married Petro Franko, becoming the daughter-in-law of Ukrainian activist and poet Ivan Franko.[3][5]

Olha Fedorivna Franko is often confused with her mother in law, as both have exactly the same name. Informally they went by "junior" and "senior" to avoid confusion.[5]

Death

In 1987, Franko died at the age of 91.[3] Although her husband had been killed in 1941, never learned of his fate.[2]

References

На других языках

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- [en] Olha Franko

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[ru] Франко, Ольга Фёдоровна (1896)

Ольга Фёдоровна Франко (в девичестве Белевич; 24 июля 1896 — 27 марта 1987) — советская украинская кулинарка, автор поваренных книг, жена Петра Ивановича Франко.

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