About Olly Donner
Lived 1881 – 1956 (aged 74). Olly Donner was a Finnish woman of letters and writer.
Olga Maria ('Olly') Donner ( Sinebrychoff; 28 September 1881 — 22 September 1956) She later married the industrialist .
She wrote in Swedish and French, releasing 30 books, including novels, and collections of short stories and poetry. Her books were not widely read or well understood in her time, and although published by major publishers such as Bonnier and Söderström, she had to mostly cover the publishing costs herself.
An endowment, and later will, left by Olly and Uno Donner established the Donner Institute for Research into Religion and Culture, a private research institute and library collection which are today affiliated with the Åbo Akademi University.
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Who was Olly Donner?
Finnish writer and anthrosophist (1881–1956)
When was Olly Donner born?
Olly Donner was born on 28 September 1881 in Helsinki.
When did Olly Donner die?
Olly Donner died on 22 September 1956 in Arlesheim.
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Olly Donner was a woman of letters and writer.
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Olly Donner was Finnish.
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