Helene Voigt-Diederichs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetHelene Voigt-Diederichs
German writer (1875-1961)
Date of Birth: 
Place of Birth: Thumby, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
About Helene Voigt-Diederichs
- Helene Theodora Voigt-Diederichs (May 28, 1875 – December 3, 1961) was a German writer.The daughter of Christian Theodor Voigt and Marie Louise Brinckmann, she was born Helene Theodora Voigt on the family estate Marienhoff near Eckernförde and was educated by private tutors.
- Voigt sent Hermann Hesse a "fan letter" after reading one of his poems in 1897 and the two continued to exchange letters for a number of years.
- In 1898, she married the publisher Eugen Diederichs.
- She moved with him to Jena; after they separated in 1911, she moved to Brunswick but returned to Jena in 1931.
- She died in Jena at the age of 86.
Read more at Wikipedia