Edith Andreae
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Edith Andreae, born Rathenau (18 January 1883–1952) was a German salonière. She was literary executor and editor of the works of her brother Walther Rathenau
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Edith Rathenau was born in 1883 in Berlin
, only daughter of German-Jewish industrialist Emil Rathenau
and his wife Mathilde Rathenau (born Nachmann), who belonged to the family of the rabbi
Moses ben Nachmann - a mystic of the 12th century.
She was the younger sister of the politician Walther Rathenau
and the industrialist Erich Rathenau. On 10 February 1902, she married the banker Fritz Andreae, the son of the salonière Bertha von Arnswaldt
and Karl Louis Andreae (1839–1878), who belonged to the family of Johann Valentin Andreae and Jakob Andreae
.
In her youth Edith Andreae was a friend of Katia Mann.
In 1913 the family moved into the Villa Andreae in Grunewald. Edith Andreae there showed an "ambitious high degree of sociability". She was known as "the most intellectual woman in Berlin", and she supported Max Reinhardt
and numerous intellectuals of her time , including Hugo von Hofmannsthal
, Gerhart Hauptmann
, Ursula Herking
and Thomas Mann
. Even politicians as Friedrich Ebert
were guests in her house.
After the death of her brother Walther Rathenau she was the owner of Castle Freienwalde. The castle became a memorial for Rathenau as a part of the Walther-Rathenau-Foundation, which was dissolved in 1939.
During the Nazi era the family had to give up the house in the Grunewald in 1938 and emigrated to Switzerland in 1939. The family settled in Zurich
. There Fritz Andreae died in 1950 and Edith Andreae two years later in 1952.
Walther Rathenau
Walther Rathenau was a German Jewish industrialist, politician, writer, and statesman who served as Foreign Minister of Germany during the Weimar Republic...
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Edith Rathenau was born in 1883 in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, only daughter of German-Jewish industrialist Emil Rathenau
Emil Rathenau
Emil Moritz Rathenau was a German entrepreneur and industrialist, a leading figure in the early European electrical industry.- Biography :...
and his wife Mathilde Rathenau (born Nachmann), who belonged to the family of the rabbi
Rabbi
In Judaism, a rabbi is a teacher of Torah. This title derives from the Hebrew word רבי , meaning "My Master" , which is the way a student would address a master of Torah...
Moses ben Nachmann - a mystic of the 12th century.
She was the younger sister of the politician Walther Rathenau
Walther Rathenau
Walther Rathenau was a German Jewish industrialist, politician, writer, and statesman who served as Foreign Minister of Germany during the Weimar Republic...
and the industrialist Erich Rathenau. On 10 February 1902, she married the banker Fritz Andreae, the son of the salonière Bertha von Arnswaldt
Bertha von Arnswaldt
Baroness Bertha von Arnswaldt, born 'Holland', was a Berlin salonière.She belonged to a famous family - so for example 'August von Arnswald' who was a friend of the poet Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, or Bernhard von Arnswald, who was a Commanding officer on the castle Wartburg.Her husband was...
and Karl Louis Andreae (1839–1878), who belonged to the family of Johann Valentin Andreae and Jakob Andreae
Jakob Andreae
Jakob Andreae was a significant German Lutheran theologian, involved in the drafting of major documents.-Life:He was born in Waiblingen, in the Duchy of Württemberg. He studied at the University of Tübingen from 1541...
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In her youth Edith Andreae was a friend of Katia Mann.
In 1913 the family moved into the Villa Andreae in Grunewald. Edith Andreae there showed an "ambitious high degree of sociability". She was known as "the most intellectual woman in Berlin", and she supported Max Reinhardt
Max Reinhardt
----Max Reinhardt was an Austrian theater and film director and actor.-Biography:...
and numerous intellectuals of her time , including Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Hugo von Hofmannsthal
Hugo Laurenz August Hofmann von Hofmannsthal ; , was an Austrian novelist, librettist, poet, dramatist, narrator, and essayist.-Early life:...
, Gerhart Hauptmann
Gerhart Hauptmann
Gerhart Hauptmann was a German dramatist and novelist who received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1912.-Life and work:...
, Ursula Herking
Ursula Herking
Ursula Herking was a German film actress. She appeared in over 130 films between 1933 and 1972.She was born in Dessau, Germany and died in Munich, Germany.-Selected filmography:...
and Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann
Thomas Mann was a German novelist, short story writer, social critic, philanthropist, essayist, and 1929 Nobel Prize laureate, known for his series of highly symbolic and ironic epic novels and novellas, noted for their insight into the psychology of the artist and the intellectual...
. Even politicians as Friedrich Ebert
Friedrich Ebert
Friedrich Ebert was a German politician of the Social Democratic Party of Germany .When Ebert was elected as the leader of the SPD after the death of August Bebel, the party members of the SPD were deeply divided because of the party's support for World War I. Ebert supported the Burgfrieden and...
were guests in her house.
After the death of her brother Walther Rathenau she was the owner of Castle Freienwalde. The castle became a memorial for Rathenau as a part of the Walther-Rathenau-Foundation, which was dissolved in 1939.
During the Nazi era the family had to give up the house in the Grunewald in 1938 and emigrated to Switzerland in 1939. The family settled in Zurich
Zürich
Zurich is the largest city in Switzerland and the capital of the canton of Zurich. It is located in central Switzerland at the northwestern tip of Lake Zurich...
. There Fritz Andreae died in 1950 and Edith Andreae two years later in 1952.