Dora von Bodenhausen
Dora von Bodenhausen , also Dora von Bodenhausen-Degener, was born Countess Dorothea Elisabeth Eva Marie von Degenfeld-Schonburg (born April 3, 1877 ; † 1969 in Ascona ) was the wife of the art historian Eberhard von Bodenhausen and the mother of the actress Luli von Bodenhausen . She was known and friends with numerous artists, poets and patrons of her time, including Harry Graf Kessler and Hugo von Hofmannsthal .
In 1959 she published an edition with diary entries and letters from her husband under the title “Eberhard von Bodenhausen: A Life for Art and Economy”. This book contains, among other things, excerpts from the correspondence of Bodenhausen with Henry van de Velde , Rudolf Alexander Schröder , Rudolf Borchardt and other important personalities of the art and cultural life at the beginning of the 20th century.
literature
- Dora Baroness von Bodenhausen-Degener: Hugo von Hofmannsthal - Eberhard von Bodenhausen, letters of friendship. Eugen Diederichs Verlag, Düsseldorf, 1953
- Dora Baroness von Bodenhausen-Degener (Ed.): Eberhard von Bodenhausen. A life for art and business. Eugen Diederichs Verlag, Düsseldorf and Cologne, 1955
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dorothea Elisabeth Eva Marie Countess von Degenfeld-Schonburg on thepeerage.com , accessed on August 21, 2015.
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| SURNAME | Bodenhausen, Dora von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bodenhausen-Degener, Dora Baroness von; Degenfeld-Schonburg, Dorothea Elisabeth Eva Marie Countess von (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German author |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 3, 1877 |
| DATE OF DEATH | 1969 |
| Place of death | Ascona |