Wilma Popper
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Born
11 May 1857
Wilhelmina Popper
11 May 1857
Died11 June 1944 (aged 87)
Wilma Popper | |
|---|---|
| Born | Wilhelmina Popper 11 May 1857 |
| Died | 11 June 1944 (aged 87) |
| Language | German, Hungarian |
| Genre | Children's literature, short stories |
Wilhelmina Popper (11 May 1857 – 11 June 1944) was a Hungarian Jewish short story and children's writer.[1]
Popper was born in Raab, Hungary to Josefine (née Leon) and Dr. Armin Popper.[2] She was educated in her native town, and began to write at an early age.[3] Besides contributing essays to various German and Hungarian periodicals, she published numerous volumes of stories and sketches.[4][5]
She was murdered at the Auschwitz concentration camp in 1944.[6][7]
