Josepha Kraigher-Porges

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Josepha Kraigher-Porges (born March 18, 1857 in the village of Maria Elend, Sankt Jakob im Rosental , † October 14, 1937 in Bern ) was a Carinthian writer , pacifist and philanthropist .

life and work

Josepha Kraigher-Porges had to sell her property in Vienna and lived with her second husband, Karl August Porges pseudonym Carl Hilm , whom she married on May 18, 1930 in Bratislava , and her daughter from her first marriage and her grandchild in Merano .

At the beginning of the First World War, she successfully mobilized private aid for Austrian war widows and orphans from Bern . She propagated the idea of ​​the “children's village” at an early stage and encouraged the children to exchange ideas to learn foreign languages. A quote from her reads: Our best protection is always ourselves.

She published her books under the name of her mother, (Anna) Kraigher-Porges. The memoirs of life received a lot of attention as a contemporary document beyond the narrower home literature. Her books were banned during the Nazi dictatorship . In 1932 the Austrian Literary Society awarded her the "Golden Decoration of Honor". In Klagenfurt there is Josepha-Kraigher-Porges-Straße in the 13th district.

Josepha Kraigher-Porges found her final resting place in the Bremgarten cemetery in Bern.

Works

  • Keuschele: Memoirs of an All-European . , 2 volumes [Part 1. Childhood, Part 2. Crossroads of Life], Ed. Plumule, Rain, 1913
  • Memories of an old woman . Grethlein & Co., Leipzig / Zurich, 1926. Reprint of the original, childhood ISBN 978-3-7387-2176-8
  • Legends and fairy tales of old Margret . Grethlein & Co., Leipzig, 1930

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personal data
SURNAME Kraigher-Porges, Josepha
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian writer
DATE OF BIRTH March 18, 1857
PLACE OF BIRTH Sankt Jakob im Rosental
DATE OF DEATH October 14, 1937
Place of death Bern