Türk, Emmy |
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BORN 18 Dec 1834, Swinemünde, Westpommern (now: Swinoujscie) - DIED 25 Oct 1900, Libau (now Liepaja, Latvia) BIRTH NAME Eschricht, Emmy GRAVE LOCATION Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein: Burgtorfriedhof, Travemünder Allee |
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Emmy Türk was the daughter of J.F. Eschricht, the Danish consul in Swinemünde. Her father died before she was born. She grew up with her other and was educated at home. She lived for half a year in Kopenhagen with a relative, the physician and zoologist Daniel Frederik Eschricht (1798-1863). After her return to Germany she married the officer Hugo Kreisler in Lübeck. He left the army and tried his hand as a buninessman but he failed and returned to the Prussian Army. They lived in Lübeck, Berlin and other cities. Around the time of their divorce in Berlin she published her "Schottische Novellen". She also produced woodcuts after being taught by Carl Julius Milde (1803-1875). In 1867 she married Carl Türk (1838-1890) in Lübeck. At their house in the Hüxstrasse they organised a literary salon that was visited by the actor Max Grube. She was actively engaged in nursing and in she was decorated for it by emperor Wilhelm I. In 1882 she founded a women's trade school that she directed until 1894. After the death of her husband she resumed her writing and she wrote novels and short stories under her maiden name. In 1896 "Reine Liebe" was published. Under her married name she published articles. She died at her daughter's house in Libau in 1900. |
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 The grave of Emmy Türk at the Burgtorfriedhof in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein. Picture by Androom (05 Feb 2023) |
 The grave of Emmy Türk at the Burgtorfriedhof in Lübeck, Schleswig-Holstein. Picture by Androom (05 Feb 2023) |
Sources • Emmy Türk – Wikipedia |
