Otto Flake
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Otto Flake (29 October 1880, Metz – 10 November 1963) was a German writer.
Early life[]
Flake was born on 29 October 1880 in Metz. He attended high school in Colmar and studied German philology, philosophy and art history at the University of Strasbourg.[1]
Career[]
Flake has an extensive œuvre that includes two volumes of fairy tales that rework traditional folk-tale characters and beliefs.[2]
Personal life[]
Flake was married five times, including to German doctor and socialist Minna Flake,[3] with whom he had a son, Thomas Flake, who was born in 1908,[4] and twice to the mother of his daughter, Eva Maria (née Flake) Seveno.[3]
He died on 10 November 1963 in Baden-Baden, where he was buried.[3]
References[]
- ^ Flake, Otto (1947). Nietzsche: Rückblick auf eine Philosophie (in German). P. Keppler. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ "Otto Flake". www.oxfordreference.com. Oxford Reference. Retrieved 12 August 2019.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Robertson, Eric (1995). Writing Between the Lines: René Schickele, 'Citoyen Franc̜ais, Deutscher Dichter' (1883-1940). Rodopi. p. 57. ISBN 9789051837117. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
- ^ "Dr. Minna M. Flake" (PDF). The New York Times. 12 February 1958. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
External links[]
- Works by or about Otto Flake at Internet Archive
- Newspaper clippings about Otto Flake in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW
Categories:
- 1880 births
- 1963 deaths
- People from Metz
- People from Alsace-Lorraine
- German-language writers
- Writers from Grand Est
- German male writers
- German writer stubs