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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
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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 in 1921) 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.
- ^ 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
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