Hedwig Pringsheim

Hedwig Pringsheim (born Gertrud Hedwig Anna Dohm; 13 July 1855 – 27 July 1942) was a German actress.

Born in Berlin, she was the daughter of Ernst Dohm and Hedwig Dohm-Schleh, who were Jewish converts to Christianity. She married Alfred Pringsheim. They had 5 children: Erich Pringsheim, Peter Pringsheim, Heinz Pringsheim, Klaus Pringsheim, Sr., and Katia Pringsheim who married Thomas Mann.

Pringsheim died in Zurich.

Works

• Die Manns – Ein Jahrhundertroman

See also

• Dohm–Mann family tree

External links

• Die Manns und kein Ende: Katias Mutter - Kultur - Printarchiv - Berliner Morgenpost at www.morgenpost.de
• Familie Mann revisited - Walter und Inge Jens legen die Biografie Hedwig Pringsheims vor : literaturkritik.de at www.literaturkritik.de
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