Hedwig Andersen
Hedwig Andersen (born June 9, 1866 in Memel , East Prussia , † March 29, 1957 in Schönborn near Eutin ) was with Clara Schlaffhorst the founder of the Schlaffhorst and Andersen method, a method of breathing, speech and voice therapy.
Life
As the daughter of a Reepschläger master (rope maker), she grew up in Memel . Training as a piano teacher in Sondershausen in Thuringia. Student of the singing teacher Julius Hey, through whom she met Clara Schlaffhorst, who was also his student. They translated Leo Kofler's book "The Art of Breathing" into German. This gave rise to joint research and teaching on breathing, voice and movement. From 1910 she began teaching in Berlin . In 1916, Schlaffhorst and Andersen founded the "School for Breathing and Singing Art", the first training facility in Rothenburg an der Fulda. This was later moved to Hustedt / Südheide (1926–1942) or Seefeld / Pommern (1942–1945). After the death of Clara Schlaffhorst and the flight from Pomerania , she was taken in by the former student Annemarie Fischer on their estate in Schönborn ( Schleswig-Holstein ), where she stayed until her death.
Web links
- Literature by and about Hedwig Andersen in the catalog of the German National Library
- Hedwig Andersen. In: FemBio. Women's biography research (with references and citations).
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Andersen, Hedwig |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German speech therapist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 9, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Memel , East Prussia |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 29, 1957 |
| Place of death | Schönborn near Eutin |