Wilma Popper | |
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Born | Wilhelmina Popper 11 May 1857 Raab, Kingdom of Hungary |
Died | 11 June 1944 Auschwitz, Nazi German-occupied Poland | (aged 87)
Language | German, Hungarian |
Genre | Children's literature, short stories |
Wilhelmina Popper (11 May 1857 – 11 June 1944) was a Hungarian Jewish short story and children's writer. [1]
Popper was born in Raab, Hungary to Josefine ( née Leon) and Dr. Armin Popper. [2] She was educated in her native town, and began to write at an early age. [3] Besides contributing essays to various German and Hungarian periodicals, she published numerous volumes of stories and sketches. [4] [5]
She was murdered at the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944. [6] [7]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; Haneman, Frederick T. (1905). "Popper, Wilma". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 10. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 130.
Wilma Popper | |
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Born | Wilhelmina Popper 11 May 1857 Raab, Kingdom of Hungary |
Died | 11 June 1944 Auschwitz, Nazi German-occupied Poland | (aged 87)
Language | German, Hungarian |
Genre | Children's literature, short stories |
Wilhelmina Popper (11 May 1857 – 11 June 1944) was a Hungarian Jewish short story and children's writer. [1]
Popper was born in Raab, Hungary to Josefine ( née Leon) and Dr. Armin Popper. [2] She was educated in her native town, and began to write at an early age. [3] Besides contributing essays to various German and Hungarian periodicals, she published numerous volumes of stories and sketches. [4] [5]
She was murdered at the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944. [6] [7]
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Singer, Isidore; Haneman, Frederick T. (1905). "Popper, Wilma". In Singer, Isidore; et al. (eds.). The Jewish Encyclopedia. Vol. 10. New York: Funk & Wagnalls. p. 130.