Ilse R. Wolff
Ilse R. Wolff (born March 25, 1908 in Glatz , Silesia, † 2001 in London ) was a German-English editor and publisher.
Life
Ilse R. Wolff grew up in Berlin. From 1933 until she emigrated, she worked for the Reich Representation of Jews in Germany , from 1939 in London as an employee of Alfred Wiener , the founder of the Wiener Library . From 1947 until she left in 1966, she headed the library and published its subject catalogs.
After the death of her husband, Oswald Wolff, Ilse R. Wolff took over the management of Oswald Wolff Verlag, which mainly dealt with literature, history, art in German-speaking countries and monographs on Anglo-German relations.
Ilse R. Wolff was a member of the PEN Center for German-Language Authors Abroad .
Publications
- The Wiener Library Catalog Series:
- (Ed.): German Jewry. Its History, Life and Culture , London 1958
- (Ed.): Persecution and Resistance under the Nazis , 2nd edition, London 1960
- (Ed.): After Hitler-Germany 1945 - 1963 , London 1963
- (Ed.): From Weimar to Hitler-Germany 1918 - 1933 , London 1964
- (Ed.): But the language remains ...: a prose anthology by the PEN Center for German-Speaking Authors Abroad , Bleicher, Gerlingen 1990
Web links
- Literature by and about Ilse R. Wolff in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wolff, Ilse R. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-English editor and publisher |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 25, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Glatz , Silesia |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2001 |
| Place of death | London |