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Elise Henle
Elise (Sara) Henle Levi (10 August 1832, Munich – 18 August 1892, Frankfurt am Main) was a German Jewish writer, dramatist, and poet. She was the author of numerous dramatic comedies, opera libretti, poems, and cookbooks. Biography Elise Henle was born in Munich, Bavaria into a wealthy Jewish court factor family, the fifth of six children of Therese () and Benedict (Baruch) Henle. Her father had made a name for himself as the author of geographical and horological reference books. He was the son of activist and grandson of Rabbi , and her mother the sister of poet Henriette Ottenheimer. Her brother would become a prominent politician and lawyer of the Bavarian royal family. She was educated at the Aschersche Mädcheninstitut boarding school in Munich. After her marriage in July 1853 to jewellery manufacturer Leopold Levi, Henle settled in Esslingen, Württemberg, where her house became the rendezvous of a distinguished society circle. Later, when her husband's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Munich
Munich ( ; german: München ; bar, Minga ) is the capital and most populous city of the States of Germany, German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the List of cities in Germany by population, third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, and thus the largest which does not constitute its own state, as well as the List of cities in the European Union by population within city limits, 11th-largest city in the European Union. The Munich Metropolitan Region, city's metropolitan region is home to 6 million people. Straddling the banks of the River Isar (a tributary of the Danube) north of the Northern Limestone Alps, Bavarian Alps, Munich is the seat of the Bavarian Regierungsbezirk, administrative region of Upper Bavaria, while being the population density, most densely populated municipality in Germany (4,500 people per km2). Munich is the second-largest city in the Bavarian dialects, Bavarian dialect area, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Henriette Ottenheimer
Henriette Ottenheimer (10 September 1807 – late March 1883) was a German Jewish poet. She was born to Jewish parents Jakob and Sara Ottenheimer in Stuttgart, Württemberg, and became partially paralysed at the age of six. She was particularly interested in Jewish history from an early age, and so she made it her life's work to contribute to the fight against anti-Semitism with her poetry. She numbered among her friends and correspondents many famous personages, including Ludwig Uhland, Friedrich Rückert, Michael Beer, Gabriel Rießer, Wolfgang Menzel, and others. In the 1870s she became completely paralyzed, and lived with an aged sister near Ratisbon. Henriette Ottenheimer wrote much, both in prose and in poetry, although she published little. Her most important work is the poem "Der Kettenschmied, ein Märchentraum" (Stuttgart, 1835), dedicated to Uhland. Other works include: ''Gedichte'' (Stuttgart, 1832), a volume of poems; ''Bilder und Lieder'' (Munich, 1833); ''E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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