Olga Pöhlmann
Olga Pöhlmann (born April 21, 1880 in Kitzingen ; died May 17, 1969 in Nuremberg ) was a German editor and author of books for young people and biographical novels.
Life
Olga Krauss was the daughter of a wholesale merchant whose business relationships reached as far as London. Her grandfather, Bernhard Krauss, was a rank skipper . She began to write as a child and tried her hand at all literary genres; she wrote her first poem at the age of eight.
In 1900 she married Hans Pöhlmann, a professor of theology, from 1908 to 1914 editor of the Protestant cultural yearbook Noris . From 1901 she lived in Nuremberg with him and later with their family . She continued to write, including biographical novels. In addition, she worked as a painter and musician in her free time. From 1927 to 1937 she was in charge of the Fränkischer Kurier 's women's newspaper . Her literary friends included Rolf Italiaander , Anton Schnack , Paula Grogger and Peter Rosegger . In 1928 Jochen Klepper recognized her in the form of an essay.
Works
- People by the river
- Kate Hallerin (1919)
- Niklas Muffel (1921)
- Hans Kleberg (1926)
- Maria Sybilla Merian (1935)
- Jan Swammerdam (1941)
literature
- Inge Meidinger-Geise: Olga Pöhlmann . In: Frauengestalten in Franken . Weidlich Verlag, Würzburg 1985. pp. 202-206. ISBN 3-8035-1242-5 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pöhlmann, Olga |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Krauss, Olga (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer and editor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 21, 1880 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kitzingen |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th May 1969 |
| Place of death | Nuremberg |