Arthur Solmssen
Arthur RG Solmssen (born September 29, 1928 in New York - † April 23, 2018 in Bryn Mawr , Pennsylvania ) was an American lawyer and writer. He came from the German banking dynasties Mendelssohn , Warschauer and Salomonsohn / Solmssen, some of whom converted from Judaism to Christianity and whose most famous representatives are the ancestors Joseph Mendelssohn and Alexander Mendelssohn as well as the uncle Georg Solmssen and the grandfather Arthur Salomonsohn . Solmssen spent his early childhood in Berlin and studied at Harvard College and the University of Pennsylvania. After the legal state examination in 1953, he worked as a lawyer in Philadelphia .
Solmssen published several books. His most famous novel is A Princess in Berlin (1980), translated into German in 1981 as "Berliner Reigen", a portrait of the early days of the Weimar Republic in Germany. The focus is on the converted German-Jewish banker dynasty von Waldstein, in which the Solomonsohns-Solmssens can be found. Prominent figures such as Hermann Göring , Bertolt Brecht and Walther Rathenau appear. The tremendous philanthropic work of the Quakers is recognized. The book has been translated into many European languages as well as Turkish.
Works
- Rittenhouse Square (1968)
- Alexander's Feast (1971)
- The Comfort Letter (1975)
- A Princess in Berlin (1980)
- Takeover Time (1986)
- The Wife of Shore (2000)
Web links
- Literature by and about Arthur Solmssen in the catalog of the German National Library
- A Princess in Berlin on acamedia
- Alexander's Feast on acamedia
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Solmssen, Arthur |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Solmssen, Arthur RG |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American lawyer and writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 29, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | new York |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 23, 2018 |
| Place of death | Bryn Mawr , Pennsylvania |