Terézia Vansová, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Terézia Vansová

Slovak writer

Date of Birth: 18-Apr-1857

Place of Birth: Zvolenská Slatina, Banská Bystrica Region, Slovakia

Date of Death: 10-Oct-1942

Profession: writer, poet

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Terézia Zuzana Vansová née Medvecká, pseudonyms Johanka Georgiadesová, Milka Žartovnická and Nemophila (1857–1942) was a pioneering Slovak female writer and editor during the period of realism.
She wrote poetry in both German and Slovak, founded the first Slovak women's journal Dennica, and went on to write plays and novels.
She became widely known for her novel Sirota Podhradských (The Podhradskýs' Orphan, 1889) which was deemed suitable for girls.