Nanny from Escher

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Nanny von Escher actually Anna Elisabeth von Escher (born May 4, 1855 in Zurich , † July 22, 1932 in Langnau am Albis ) was a Swiss writer and speaker. She was the daughter of Colonel Hans Conrad Escher vom Luchs and Bertha, geb. by Meiss from Teufen . She was the third of three sisters and the only one who remained unmarried.

Nanni von Escher (1855–1932) writer
Nanny from Escher

In 1895 she published her first volume of poetry. Her works mostly deal with old Zurich themes.

Your chalet in Langnau am Albis has been added to the list of cultural assets in Langnau am Albis .

Nanny von Escher's former home in Langnau a. A. (Albisstrasse 53)

Her friends included the lawyer Max Huber and the Zurich art historian Paul Ganz .

She found her final resting place in the Sihlfeld cemetery in Zurich .

The highest point on the Zürichberg , the Escherhöhe ( 675  m above sea level ), was named after Nanny von Escher.

Works (selection)

  • with Eugen Ziegler: At Wülflingen Castle. Serious and cheerful - an occasional poetry. Schulthess, Zurich 1908.
  • Mrs. Margaretha. A novella. Francke, Bern 1917.
  • My friends. [Poems.] Schulthess, Zurich 1917 (2nd edition 1919).
  • The arguable. Poems and ballads. Zurich 1918. Digitized
  • Toddler Day: Pictures from the time of the fall of the Old Confederation. Schulthess, Zurich 1920.
  • Memories. Zurich / Leipzig (?) 1924. Digitized
  • The Sihl valley. Sihltal tourist office, Sood-Adliswil 1922.

literature

  • Verena Bodmer-Gessner: The Zurich women. A brief cultural history of Zurich women. Report House, Zurich 1961, p. 148.
  • Ursula Isler : Nanny von Escher, the young lady. NZZ, Zurich 1983, ISBN 3-85823-050-2 .
  • Max Huber: Nanny Escher, 1855–1932. In: Du , Volume 11 (1951), pp. 37-38. Digitized
  • Anna Fierz: Nanny Escher. In: Women's aspirations. No. 6/1915, pp. 47-48. Digitized

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Alexandra M. Kedves: A fine fortress. 150th birthday of the Zurich poet Nanny von Escher. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . May 4, 2005.
  2. ^ Emil Zopfi: Historical tour of the Zürichberg. Retrieved May 27, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Escher, nanny from
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss writer and speaker
DATE OF BIRTH May 4, 1855
PLACE OF BIRTH Zurich
DATE OF DEATH July 22, 1932
Place of death Langnau am Albis