Ada von Voss
Ada von Voss (born September 17, 1884 at Haus Hammerstein as Adele Hedwig Louise Freiin von Dalwig; † November 22, 1941 in Eberswalde ) was a German landlady and writer .
Life
Ada von Voß was born on Haus Hammerstein, an estate in what is now Wuppertal . Her father was Elgar von Dalwig, who belongs to the Silesian line of the Barons von Dalwig , and her mother was the daughter of a manufacturer, Louise Höffken-Haarhaus from Barmen .
On October 4, 1902, at the age of 18, Ada married 23-year-old Lieutenant Alfred von Randow . The marriage was divorced in 1908 after the birth of two sons (1904 and 1906). On May 18, 1910, Ada entered into a second marriage with Eberhard von Voss . After another divorce in December 1922, she retired to the Neu-Galow manor in the Angermünde an der Oder district, which her father had bought . There she wrote two novels and various short stories.
In 1931 she joined the NSDAP , where she was mainly involved in the Nazi women’s association, and from October 1932 to January 1938 she was the district woman’s leader in the Angermünde district.
Ada von Voss died in the Kurmark Hospital in Eberswalde and was buried in the Neu-Galow cemetery, where her grave was leveled as that of a "fascist" during the GDR era .
Works
- A soul's distress. Historical novel . Hugo Wille Verlag, Berlin, 1927
- The outcast. A picture of life . Oldenburg, Berlin, 1919
Web links
- Literature by and about Ada von Voss in the catalog of the German National Library
- Randow family website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Voss, Ada von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Dalwig, Adele Hedwig Louise Freiin von (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 17, 1884 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hammerstein House |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 22, 1941 |
| Place of death | Eberswalde |