Hedwig Lachmann

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Hedwig Lachmann
Died21 February 1918(1918-02-21) (aged 52)
Krumbach, Germany

Hedwig Lachmann (29 August 1865 – 21 February 1918) was a German

translator and poet.[1][2]

Life and work

Lachmann was born in

language teacher. Two years later she became a governess in England.[1]

From 1899 until 1917 she belonged to both Friedrichshagener and Pankower poetry societies.

She met her future

1918 flu pandemic.[1]

Works

Poetry

Im Bilde 1902
Collection of Poetry post. 1919

Translations

From English
Oscar Wilde: Salome. This became the libretto for Richard Strauss's opera Salome.
Works from Edgar Allan Poe
Works from Rabindranath Tagore: The Post Office, The King of the Dark Chamber
From Hungarian
Hungarian Poems 1891
Works from Sándor Petőfi
From French
Works from Honoré de Balzac

References

  1. ^ a b c Hanna Delf von Wolzogen. "Hedwig Lachmann 1865 – 1918". jwa.org. Retrieved 2018-07-10.
  2. ^ Peter Bauer. "Hedwig Lachmann ist vor 100 Jahren gestorben". augsburger-allgemeine.de. Retrieved 2018-07-10.

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