R. G. Waldeck
Rosie Goldschmidt Waldeck (August 24, 1898Ullstein-Verlag (she was married at the time to Dr. Franz Ullstein, a son of Leopold Ullstein); the latter narrates events in elite diplomatic circles in Bucharest, Romania during World War II.[4]
She converted to
Athénée Palace hotel, "short of one 'e' and of accents for no other reason than simplicity and readability."[8]
The surname Waldeck came from the German count Armin Wolrad Graf von Waldeck,[4] who was at least her third husband. She was earlier married to German-born medical doctor and scientist Ernst Gräfenberg[9] and to the aforementioned Dr. Franz Ullstein.
Works
- Prelude to the past; the autobiography of a woman (1934)
- Athene Palace (1942)
- Meet Mr. Blank, The Leader of Tomorrow's Germans (1943)
- Lustre in the Sky (1946)
- The Emperor's Duchess (1948)
- Europe Between The Acts (1951)
- Source for list:[10]
Notes
- ^ Birth date according to Library of Congress name authority. However, her death notice in the New York Times says she was born July 24, 1898.
- ^ Untitled death notice, New York Times, August 29, 1982. p. 44
- ^ Catalog entry for Athene Palace, Seattle Public Library. Accessed online 4 January 2006.
- (in Romanian) R.G. Waldeck Archived 2007-01-08 at the Wayback Machine, short note on the site of Romanian publisher Humanitas. Accessed online 4 January 2006.
- (in German) Matthias David, Frank C. K. Chen, and Jan-Peter Siedentopf, Ernst Gräfenberg: Wer (er)fand den G-Punkt?, Deutsches Ärtzteblatt, November 2005, Seite 498 refers to her as "Rosie Waldeck." Accessed online 4 January 2006.
- ^ a b Grand Hotel, Time, February 16, 1942. Accessed online 4 January 2006.
- ^ R.G. Waldeck, Athene Palace, New York: Robert M. McBride and Company, 1942 p. 13 mentions her being an American, and p. 15 indirectly states that she is a Jew: "I had nothing to gain and everything to lose from the victory of an order of which antisemitism was an integral part."
- ^ Untitled death notice, New York Times, August 29, 1982. p. 44, provides the date of her U.S. citizenship and indicates a Catholic funeral and mass, with contributions to be made to the Propagation of the Faith.
- ^ Humanitas, op. cit.
- ^ Waldeck, Athene Palace, Acknowledgment (unnumbered page).
- ^ David, Chen, and Siedentopf, op. cit.: "Ernst Gräfenberg war für kurze Zeit mit der Schriftstellerin Rosie Waldeck verheiratet."
- ^ Note on the site of Romanian publisher Humanitas Archived 2007-01-08 at the Wayback Machine.
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