Fanny Oschwald
Fanny Oschwald-Ringier (born November 30, 1840 in Lenzburg , Aargau , † August 24, 1918 in Basel ) was a Swiss writer .
life and work
Fanny Oschwald was the youngest daughter of Johann Rudolf Ringier and grew up in Lenzburg in the Burghalde . When she was three, her mother passed away. Fanny Oschwald visited the royal Katharinen Stift in Stuttgart for two years . a. was taught by Eduard Mörike .
Back in Lenzburg, she took care of her father's household with her sister and in 1863 married the merchant Theodor Oschwald. They had two biological children together. After twelve years of marriage, she returned with the children to the Burghalde to care for the now deaf father and the three orphans of her deceased brother.
From 1880 Fanny Oschwald wrote for various German-language magazines. She was also a member of the reading group of the Neue Zürcher Zeitung and wrote her own plays a. a. for the Lenzburg Festival for the 600-year national celebration in 1891. As an amateur actress, she appeared there in the role of "Countess von Lenzburg". Her second was the work of Winkelried's death . This was first performed in the open air in Lenzburg, and later in various locations, including in Zurich by the "Dramatic Society".
From 1895 Fanny Oschwald lived with her husband in Basel. There she wrote humorous Volksschwänke in Aargau dialect. Her dialect story Alti Liebi from 1904 was considered her masterpiece.
Web links
- Maya Widmer: Fanny Oschwald-Ringier. In: Historical Lexicon of Switzerland .
- MW: Nekrolog for Fanny Oschwald-Ringier. In: Switzerland - Illustrated monthly magazine. Vol. 22, 1918, pp. 519-520.
- Martha Ringier: Fanny Oschwald-Ringier (1840–1918). In: Argovia , annual journal of the Historical Society of the Canton of Aargau, Vol. 68–69, 1958, pp. 592–593 ( digitized version ).
- Fanny Oschwald. In: WorldCat
Individual evidence
- ^ Fanny Oschwald-Ringier: Alti Liebi. Switzerland - Illustrated monthly , accessed on June 6, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Oschwald, Fanny |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Oschwald-Ringier, Fanny (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 30, 1840 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lenzburg , Canton of Aargau |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 24, 1918 |
| Place of death | Basel |