Leila Gardner von Meister | |
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Born | Leila Trapmann 1871 Sunbury-on-Thames, England |
Died | 1957 |
Occupation | Author |
Spouse | Karl Wilhelm von Meister |
Leila Gardner von Meister ( née Trapmann; 1871 - 1957) was an Anglo-American author.
Trapmann was born in 1871 in Sunbury-on-Thames to German-American plantation owners from Charleston, South Carolina. [1] [2]
Trapmann wrote and illustrated The Spoofah and the Antidote in 1898. [3]
In 1900, Trapmann married German politician Karl Wilhelm von Meister at St Peters Church in London. [4] [5] They celebrated their silver wedding anniversary 25 years later. [6]
Trapmann and Meister had their first child, Friedrich Wilhelm von Meister on 19 July 1903. [5] Kaiser Wilhelm II telegrammed the family expressing his wish to become the child's godson. [7]
Trapmann died in 1957 in the United States. [2]
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Leila Gardner von Meister | |
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![]() Leila von Meister with her husband. 1925. | |
Born | Leila Trapmann 1871 Sunbury-on-Thames, England |
Died | 1957 |
Occupation | Author |
Spouse | Karl Wilhelm von Meister |
Leila Gardner von Meister ( née Trapmann; 1871 - 1957) was an Anglo-American author.
Trapmann was born in 1871 in Sunbury-on-Thames to German-American plantation owners from Charleston, South Carolina. [1] [2]
Trapmann wrote and illustrated The Spoofah and the Antidote in 1898. [3]
In 1900, Trapmann married German politician Karl Wilhelm von Meister at St Peters Church in London. [4] [5] They celebrated their silver wedding anniversary 25 years later. [6]
Trapmann and Meister had their first child, Friedrich Wilhelm von Meister on 19 July 1903. [5] Kaiser Wilhelm II telegrammed the family expressing his wish to become the child's godson. [7]
Trapmann died in 1957 in the United States. [2]
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