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Marie Olfers

1826 – 1924

German author and illustrator

Illustrator Writer Salonnière
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Lived 1826 – 1924 (aged 97). Marie Olfers was a German illustrator, writer and salonnière.

Marie von Olfers (27 October 1826, Berlin – 8 January 1924, Berlin) was a German noblewoman, writer, illustrator and salonnière. She wrote under the pseudonym M(aria) Werner, Werner Maria.

Biography Born into the noble Olfers family, she was the second daughter of the Ignaz von Olfers, a museum director, and his wife, Hedwig von Staegemann (1799-1871), herself a writer. She also had a major artistic influence on her niece .

Works

Drei Märchen. Zum Besten einer armen Waise (1862) Herr Mops. Ein Mährchen (1863) Frau Evchen. Eine sehr alltägliche Historie (1865) Novellen (1872) Eigenthum (Novelle, in: Deutsche Rundschau, 1. Jg. Bd. 2, 1875) Neue Novellen (1876) Nathanael (1880) Zeichen- und Mal-Fibel (1882) Der Sohn des Herzens (1882) Vielliebchen. Ein Blumenmärchen (1882) Ragenhart und Swanhild. Ein Harzepos aus dem achten Jahrhundert in 12 Gesängen (1883) Simplizitas (Episches Gedicht, 1884) Die Vernunftheirath und andere Novellen (1887) Backfische und Alte Jungfern (Novellen, 1897) Zwei Novellen. Jeremias und die schöne Vincenzia, Frau Evchen (1907) Maximiliane Gräfin von Oriola, geb. von Arnim. Eine Jugenderinnerung (in: Illustrierte Frauen-Zeitung, 22. Jg., Heft 4) Briefe und Tagebücher, hrsg. v. Margarete von Olfers (1928–1930) Band 1: 1826–1870 Band 2: 1870–1924 Rosenwölkchen (Roskow, 9 September)

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Who was Marie Olfers?

German author and illustrator (1826–1924)

When was Marie Olfers born?

Marie Olfers was born on 27 October 1826 in Berlin.

When did Marie Olfers die?

Marie Olfers died on 8 January 1924 in Berlin.

What was Marie Olfers's occupation?

Marie Olfers was an illustrator, writer and salonnière.

What nationality was Marie Olfers?

Marie Olfers was German.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Marie Olfers

· Wikidata: Q1897556

· DBpedia: Marie von Olfers

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