Fontane Prize of the City of Neuruppin
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1998) Special Award
Charlotte Jolles
シャーロッテ・ヨレス
Shārotte Yoresu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1909-10-05 （Berlin）
- Died
- 2003-12-31 （Camden, London） age 94
- Nationality
- German, British
- Languages
- German, English
- Residence History
- Germany, Berlin, Kreuzberg, Grossbeeren Str. 82 → England, London
Career
- Occupations
- literary scholar
- Active Years
- 1937-2003
- Affiliations
- Watford Girls Grammar School, Birkbeck College, Theodor Fontane Society
- Memberships
- Theodor Fontane Society (long-term President)
- Influenced By
- Theodor Fontane
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Berlin | — | — | PhD | — | Germany |
University of Berlin
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1937
Country:
Germany
PhD thesis on Theodor Fontane, not published due to political unacceptability as she was deemed half-Jewish.
Awards & Nominations
Legacy
Did more for the study of Germany's greatest 19th-century novelist, Theodor Fontane, than anyone else in the 20th century. A memorial plaque was unveiled on her childhood home in 2014.
Quotes
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Charlotte Jolles did more for the study of Germany's greatest 19th-century novelist, Theodor Fontane, than anyone else in the 20th century.
Source: The Guardian obituary (2004)
Trivia
- Her 1937 PhD thesis was not published because she was deemed half-Jewish and the subject politically unacceptable.
- Arrived in London in 1939 on a temporary visa.
- During the Cold War, she travelled to Potsdam in East Germany for research without barriers.
- Her 1936 PhD thesis was rediscovered in Berlin University in 1983 and published without corrections.