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| Born | (1865-08-29)29 August 1865 |
| Died | 21 February 1918(1918-02-21) (aged 52) |
Hedwig Lachmann (German:[ˈlaxman]; 29 August 1865 – 21 February 1918) was a Germanauthor,translator andpoet.[1][2]
Lachmann was born inStolp,Pomerania, in 1865, to aJewish family, and was the daughter of acantor, Isaak Lachmann. She spent her childhood in Stolp and a subsequent seven years inHürben (Swabia). At the age of 15, she passed exams inAugsburg to become alanguage teacher. Two years later she became agoverness inEngland.[1]
From 1899 until 1917 she belonged to both theFriedrichshagen andPankow poetry societies.
She met her futurehusband,Gustav Landauer, in 1899 atRichard Dehmel's house. One of their grandchildren,Mike Nichols, grew up to be anAmerican television, stage andfilm director, writer, and producer. She died inKrumbach, Swabia, a very early fatality of the1918 flu pandemic.[1]
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