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Also known as Else Lasker-Schuler, e. lasker-schuler, else lasker-schueler, Else Lasker Schuler, Elisabeth Lasker-Schüler, Elisabeth Schüler, Else Schüler

Jewish German poet (1869–1945)

Person · Open Library

Born
1869
Died
1945
Works
128

Top works

  • Gedichte, die glücklich machen
  • Helles Schlafen-Dunkles Wachen
  • Gesichte
  • Sämtliche Gedichte
  • Self Portrait in Starmantle

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type
Person
Gender
Female
Origin
Germany
Active from
1869
Active to
1945
has german audiobooks

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners
106
Total plays
690

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Key facts

Born
Elisabeth Schüler , ( 1869-02-11 ) 11 February 1869, Elberfeld , North German Confederation
Died
22 January 1945 (1945-01-22) (aged 75), Jerusalem , Mandatory Palestine
Occupation
Poet

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Else
Gender
female
Citizenship
statelessness
Place of death
Jerusalem
Occupation
playwright
Languages spoken
German
Native language
German
Field of work
poetry
Image
Else Lasker-Schüler.jpg
Work location
Jerusalem
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Commons category
Else Lasker-Schüler
date of birth
1869-02-11
date of death
1945-01-22
name in native language
Else Lasker-Schüler
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Else Lasker-Schüler
unmarried partner
Gottfried Benn
writing language
German
birth name
Elisabeth Schüler
has works in the collection
Berlinische Galerie
Commons Creator page
Else Lasker-Schüler
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Works in European collections

13 objects attributed to Else Lasker-Schüler, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana

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Encyclopedic overview

Else Lasker-Schüler (née Elisabeth Schüler) ( German: [ˈɛl.zə ˈlas.kɐ ˈʃyː.lɐ] ; 11 February 1869 – 22 January 1945) was a German poet and playwright. She was one of the few women affiliated with the Expressionist movement. Lasker-Schüler, who was Jewish, fled Nazi Germany and lived out the rest of her life in Jerusalem.

Biography

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