About Lydia Marinelli
Lived 1965 – 2008 (aged 43). Lydia Marinelli was an Austrian historian, curator, exhibition curator, writer, editor and university teacher.
Lydia Marinelli (15 July 1965 - 8 September 2008) was an Austrian historian, editor, academic author and curator. She also displayed originality and flair as an exhibition organiser. Her speciality was the history of psychoanalysis. The most public aspect of her career involved her work as curator of the Sigmund Freud Museum in Vienna.
Lydia Marinelli died young. Her suicide was followed by heartfelt tributes from fellow scholars. "Her death", wrote "... at the age of just forty-three has robbed us of one of the most original humanities scholars ("Geisteswissenschaftlerinnen") of her generation".
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Who was Lydia Marinelli?
Austrian historian (1965-2008)
When was Lydia Marinelli born?
Lydia Marinelli was born on 15 July 1965 in Matrei in Osttirol.
When did Lydia Marinelli die?
Lydia Marinelli died on 8 September 2008 in Vienna.
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Lydia Marinelli was a historian, curator, exhibition curator, writer, editor and university teacher.
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Lydia Marinelli was Austrian.
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