Otto Flake
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Otto Flake(29 October 1880,Metz– 10 November 1963) was a German writer.
Early life
[edit]Flake was born on 29 October 1880 inMetz.He attended high school inColmarand studied German philology, philosophy and art history at theUniversity of Strasbourg.[1]
Career
[edit]Flake has an extensiveœuvrethat includes two volumes of fairy tales that rework traditional folk-tale characters and beliefs.[2]
Personal life
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Flake was married five times, including to German doctor and socialistMinna 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 (néeFlake in 1921) Seveno.[3]
He died on 10 November 1963 inBaden-Baden,where he was buried.[3]
References
[edit]- ^Flake, Otto (1947).Nietzsche: Rückblick auf eine Philosophie(in German). P. Keppler.Retrieved12 August2019.
- ^"Otto Flake".oxfordreference.Oxford Reference.Retrieved12 August2019.
- ^abcRobertson, Eric (1995).Writing Between the Lines: René Schickele, 'Citoyen Franc̜ais, Deutscher Dichter' (1883-1940).Rodopi. p. 57.ISBN9789051837117.Retrieved9 May2019.
- ^"Dr. Minna M. Flake"(PDF).The New York Times.12 February 1958.Retrieved9 May2019.
External links
[edit]- Works by or about Otto Flakeat theInternet Archive
- Newspaper clippings about Otto Flakein the20th Century Press Archivesof theZBW