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Luise Fastenrath
Luise Fastenrath (; 10 March 1858 – 28 March 1914), also known by the pen name Luise von Asten, was a Kingdom of Hungary, Hungarian-born writer and translator. She was born to a Jews, Jewish family in Sombor, Zombor, the younger sister of Anna Forstenheim. In 1883, she converted to Catholic Church, Catholicism and married writer Johannes Fastenrath at the Augustinian Church, Vienna, Augustinian Church in Vienna. She founded the Fastenrath Award, Fastenrath Foundation soon after her husband's death in 1908. Fastenrath translated numerous works into German language, German from Spanish language, Spanish, Catalan language, Catalan, and French language, French, including José Echegaray's drama ''Vida alegre y muerte triste''. References 1858 births 1914 deaths Converts to Roman Catholicism from Judaism Spanish–German translators Translators from Catalan French–German translators German Jews Writers from Sombor Writers from Cologne 19th-century German women writers 19t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sombor
Sombor ( sr-Cyrl, Сомбор, ; ; ) is a List of cities in Serbia, city and the administrative center of the West Bačka District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. The city has a total population of 41,814 (), while its administrative area (including neighboring villages) has 70,818 inhabitants. Name and etymology In Serbian language, Serbian, the city is known as ''Sombor'' (Сомбор), in Hungarian language, Hungarian as ''Zombor'', in Pannonian Rusyn language, Rusyn as ''Zombor'' (Зомбор). The older Hungarian name for the city was ''Czoborszentmihály''. The name originates from the Czobor family, who were the owners of this area in the 14th century. (The family name came from the Slavic name ''Cibor''.) The Serbian language, Serbian name for the city ''(Sombor)'' also came from the family name Czobor, and was first recorded in 1543, although the city was mentioned in historical documents under several more names, such as ''Samobor, Sambor, Sambir, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
