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Katherine Mansfield
Sign in to saveAlso known as Katherine Mansfield Beauchamp Murry, Kathleen Murry, Katherine Beauchamp Mansfield, Kathleen Mansfield Murry
New Zealand author (1888–1923)
Katherine Mansfield was a New Zealand author who lived from 1888 to 1923 and became known for her short stories and literary contributions during the early 20th century. Her work is significant in the history of English literature as an important voice from the modernist period.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Katherine
- Family name
- Mansfield
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- New Zealand
- Place of birth
- Wellington
- Place of death
- Avon
- Spouse
- John Middleton Murry
- Occupation
- prose writer
- Educated at
- Queen's College London
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Genre
- modernism
- Movement
- modernist literature
- Instrument
- cello
- Official website
- www.katherinemansfield.com
- Image
- Katherine Mansfield (no signature).jpg
Show 15 more facts
- cause of death
- tuberculosis
- Commons category
- Katherine Mansfield
- date of birth
- 1888-10-14
- date of death
- 1923-01-09
- writing language
- English language
- medical condition
- tuberculosis
- manner of death
- natural causes
- pseudonym
- Katherine Mansfield
- sexual orientation
- bisexuality
- start of work period
- 1911-00-00
- name in native language
- Katherine Mansfield
- birth name
- Kathleen Mansfield Beauchamp
- relative
- Elizabeth von Arnim
- P12749
- Cologno al Serio
- influenced by
- Anton Chekhov
Sources (9)
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Works in European collections
2 objects attributed to Katherine Mansfield, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
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Encyclopedic overview
Kathleen Mansfield Murry (née Beauchamp; 14 October 1888 – 9 January 1923) was a New Zealand writer and critic who was an important figure in the modernist movement. Her works are celebrated across the world and have been published in 25 languages.
Born and raised in a house on Tinakori Road in the Wellington suburb of Thorndon, Mansfield was the third child in the Beauchamp family. She began school in Karori with her sisters, before attending Wellington Girls' College. The Beauchamp girls later switched to the elite Fitzherbert Terrace School, where Mansfield became friends with Maata Mahupuku, who became a muse for early work and with whom she is believed to have had a passionate relationship.
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