Jella Lepman

Details

Instance of

human

Born

15 May 1891

Died

4 October 1970

Place of birth

Stuttgart

Place of death

Zurich

Sex or gender

female

Given name

Jella

Occupation

journalist, writer, translator, author

Position held

library director

Citizenship

Germany, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

Native language

German

Awards

Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Goethe-Plakette des Landes Hessen

described by source

Lexikon deutschsprachiger Epik und Dramatik von Autorinnen 1730–1900, Verbrannt, verboten, vergessen

educated at

Königin-Katharina-Stift-Gymnasium Stuttgart

employer

International Board on Books for Young People, Stuttgarter Neues Tagblatt, British Broadcasting Corporation

languages spoken, written or signed

German

residence

Zurich, England

time period

20th century

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