Ellen Schou
Ellen Schou (born June 28, 1886 in Copenhagen , † June 24, 1972 in Radebeul ) was a Danish-German journalist and translator .
Live and act
After Schou had originally trained as a bookbinder , she published her first travel reports. This brought her to the profession of journalist, as she settled in Dresden after the First World War . There she worked as a correspondent for Danish and Norwegian newspapers . She also translated works by Danish authors such as Karin Michaëlis and Herluf Bidstrup into German.
During the time of National Socialism Schou was banned from working. After 1945, Schou became politically active and joined the KPD . Professionally she worked for the Sächsische Zeitung .
Schou was friends with the Danish writer Martin Andersen Nexø , for whom she first translated some of his stories and then later took over the control editing for the edition of his German-language edition in the GDR .
Schou spent her last years in the Niederlößnitz , in the Radebeul retirement home Altfriedstein , where the writer Jeanne Berta Semmig, who is known and admired by Schou, had previously retired .
literature
- Frank Andert (Red.): Radebeul City Lexicon . Historical manual for the Loessnitz . Published by the Radebeul City Archives. 2nd, slightly changed edition. City archive, Radebeul 2006, ISBN 3-938460-05-9 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Ellen Schou in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ^ Claudia Nowak: Jeanne Berta Semmig and Hermann Hesse . In: Preview & Review; Monthly magazine for Radebeul and the surrounding area . July 2012 ( online version [accessed July 29, 2012]).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schou, Ellen |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Danish journalist and translator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 28, 1886 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 24, 1972 |
| Place of death | Radebeul |