Renée Schwarzenbach-Wille
- Renée Schwarzenbach-Wille
Renée Schwarzenbach-Wille (born 1883 in Thun; died 1959 in Konstance) was a Swiss photographer.
Life
Renée Schwarzenbach was the daughter of Swiss General Ulrich Wille and Clara Countess Bismarck, which meant she was a grand-daughter of Count Friedrich Wilhelm Bismarck (1783-1860), the famous German soldier, writer and diplomat. Her father was head of the Swiss army during World War 1. In 1904 she married Alfred Schwarzenbach, a wealthy businessman in the silk industry. They had five children. [cite book|last=Schwarzenbach|first= Alexis |year=2004|title=Die Geborene - Renée Schwarzenbach-Wille und ihre Familie|location=Zurich|publisher= Scheidegger & Spiess|id= ISBN 3-85881-161-0]
She lived an intensive life without compromise. She was a passionate horsewoman, photographer (which she first became interested in at the age of 14) and music-lover--in particular of Wagner. After her marriage she chronicled the family life on their country estate in a detailed photographic diary--at her death she had filled 64 photo-albums. Although she devoted herself to her husband and family she also had a long-term affair with the German opera singer Emmy Krüger. Although she documented her short life, she had a difficult relationship with her second daughter Annemarie, writer, photographer, traveller and drug-addict, partly due to her (Renée's) controversial right-wing views. [cite book|last=Maillart|first= Ella |year=1947|title=The Cruel Way|location=London|publisher= William Heinemann] She held political sympathies towards Germany, whether the Kaiser, Hitler or Adenauer was in power. During her many stays in Munich with her mistress, she saw the rise of Nazism as a way of overcoming the humiliating Treaty of Versailles. After World War 2 she helped out those Germans who had fled to Switzerland to escape the Allies. [cite book|last=Schwarzenbach|first= Alexis |year=2004|title=Die Geborene - Renée Schwarzenbach-Wille und ihre Familie|location=Zurich|publisher= Scheidegger & Spiess|id= ISBN 3-85881-161-0]
Bibliography
*Bilder mit Legenden. Alexis Schwarzenbach (Scheidegger & Spiess Zürich, 2001, ISBN 3-85881-169-6)
References
Wikimedia Foundation.
2010.
Look at other dictionaries:
Renée Schwarzenbach-Wille — (* 1883 in Thun; † 1959 in Konstanz) war eine Schweizer Fotografin. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Werk 3 Sekundärliteratur … Deutsch Wikipedia
Schwarzenbach — ist der Name folgender geographischer Objekte: Schwarzenbach an der Saale, Stadt im Landkreis Hof Schwarzenbach am Wald, Stadt im Landkreis Hof Schwarzenbach (Oberpfalz), Gemeinde im Landkreis Neustadt an der Waldnaab Schwarzenbach… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Annemarie Schwarzenbach — (* 23. Mai 1908 in Zürich; † 15. November 1942 in Sils im Engadin; heimatberechtigt in Thalwil) war eine Schweizer Schriftstellerin und Journalistin. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Werke … Deutsch Wikipedia
Alexis Schwarzenbach — (* 1971 in Zürich) ist ein Schweizer Historiker und Publizist. Schwarzenbach studierte Geschichte am Balliol College in Oxford und promovierte am Europäischen Hochschulinstitut in Florenz. Er ist vor allem durch den Begleitband „Auf der Schwelle… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Annemarie Schwarzenbach — (23 May 1908, near Zurich, Switzerland – 15 November 1942, Engadin, Switzerland) was a Swiss writer, journalist, photographer and traveler. Life Annemarie was born in Bocken, near Zurich, Switzerland. Her father, Alfred, was a wealthy businessman … Wikipedia
Ulrich Wille — Ulrich Wille, 1916 gemalt von Ferdinand Hodler … Deutsch Wikipedia
Alexis Schwarzenbach — (né en 1971 à Zurich) est un historien et journaliste suisse. Sommaire 1 Biographie 2 Ouvrages 2.1 Auteur 2.2 Édite … Wikipédia en Français
Hans Schwarzenbach — Hans Robert Schwarzenbach Veillon (* 24. Mai 1913 in Horgen; † 18. September 1993 in Zürich) war ein Schweizer Unternehmer und Pferdesportler. Hans Schwarzenbach war der Sohn des Zürcher Seidenindustriellen Alfred Schwarzenbach und seiner Frau… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Annemarie Schwarzenbach — Pour les articles homonymes, voir Schwarzenbach. Annemarie Schwarzenbach (* 23 mai 1908 à Zurich; † 15 novembre 1942 à Sils en Engadine) était une écrivaine, journaliste et aventurière suisse. Sommaire 1 … Wikipédia en Français
Annemarie Schwarzenbach — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Annemarie Schwarzenbach (Zúrich, 23 de mayo[1] de 1908 Sils im Engadin, 15 de noviembre de 1942) fue una doctora en filosofía, arqueóloga, periodista, fotógrafa y novelista[1] suiza, conocida sobre todo por su faceta … Wikipedia Español
