Ullmann was the second daughter of a Jewish-Austrian embroidery businessman, Richard Ullmann, and his German wife Hedwig. She was born in the Swiss town of St. Gallen, but in 1902, following her father's death in 1887,[1] she and her mother moved to Munich, where she first read such influential poets such Ina Seidel, Hans Carossa, Ludwig Derleth and Rainer Maria Rilke. She began a correspondence with Rilke, who became a major supporter and mentor; the two met for the first time in 1912.
In January 1906, Ullmann gave birth to an illegitimate daughter, Gerta, in Vienna. The father was the economist Hanns Dorn. A second child, Camilla, followed in 1908 following a relationship with psychoanalyst Otto Gross.[2] Ullmann left both children to grow up with foster parents, though she visited them regularly and oversaw their education.
Ullmann converted to Catholicism in 1911, after which her work was characterised by a more "pious" attention to what she perceived as the religious mystery inherent in everyday life.
Unmarried and without work, Ullmann suffered from severe depression, exacerbated by her mother's suicide by hanging. With her first collection of short stories, however – Die Landstraße – she gradually became better known. With Rilke's help, she acquired some financial support for her writing, first from her publisher and later from Swiss patrons and Catholic aid agencies.
The Nazis expelled her from the German Writers Association in 1935 because of her Jewish ancestry,[3] and the following year she left Germany, moving to Austria where her mother died in 1938. Following the Anschluss, she returned to St. Gallen, Switzerland, where she remained and worked for some twenty years, until shortly before her death. In the final months of her life, she returned to Germany and stayed in a nursing home under the care of her daughter Camilla. She died on Epiphany 1961 in Ebersberg.
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Von der Erde des Lebens, 1910
Die Landstrasse, 1921 (The Country Road, translated by Kurt Beals, New Directions 2015, ISBN9780811220057)
regina, ullmann, regina, rega, ullmann, december, 1884, january, 1961, swiss, poet, writer, camilla, regina, gerda, ullmannborn, 1884, december, 1884st, gallen, switzerlanddied6, january, 1961, 1961, aged, ebersberg, germanyoccupationwriterlanguagegermannation. Regina Rega Ullmann 14 December 1884 6 January 1961 was a Swiss poet and writer Regina UllmannCamilla Regina and Gerda UllmannBorn 1884 12 14 14 December 1884St Gallen SwitzerlandDied6 January 1961 1961 01 06 aged 76 Ebersberg GermanyOccupationWriterLanguageGermanNationalitySwissPeriod1907 1954Notable workDie LandstrasseChildren2 Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 External links 4 ReferencesLife editUllmann was the second daughter of a Jewish Austrian embroidery businessman Richard Ullmann and his German wife Hedwig She was born in the Swiss town of St Gallen but in 1902 following her father s death in 1887 1 she and her mother moved to Munich where she first read such influential poets such Ina Seidel Hans Carossa Ludwig Derleth and Rainer Maria Rilke She began a correspondence with Rilke who became a major supporter and mentor the two met for the first time in 1912 In January 1906 Ullmann gave birth to an illegitimate daughter Gerta in Vienna The father was the economist Hanns Dorn A second child Camilla followed in 1908 following a relationship with psychoanalyst Otto Gross 2 Ullmann left both children to grow up with foster parents though she visited them regularly and oversaw their education Ullmann converted to Catholicism in 1911 after which her work was characterised by a more pious attention to what she perceived as the religious mystery inherent in everyday life Unmarried and without work Ullmann suffered from severe depression exacerbated by her mother s suicide by hanging With her first collection of short stories however Die Landstrasse she gradually became better known With Rilke s help she acquired some financial support for her writing first from her publisher and later from Swiss patrons and Catholic aid agencies The Nazis expelled her from the German Writers Association in 1935 because of her Jewish ancestry 3 and the following year she left Germany moving to Austria where her mother died in 1938 Following the Anschluss she returned to St Gallen Switzerland where she remained and worked for some twenty years until shortly before her death In the final months of her life she returned to Germany and stayed in a nursing home under the care of her daughter Camilla She died on Epiphany 1961 in Ebersberg Works editLyricsVon der Erde des Lebens 1910 Die Landstrasse 1921 The Country Road translated by Kurt Beals New Directions 2015 ISBN 9780811220057 Die Barockkirche 1925 Vom Brot der Stillen 2 Bande 1932 Der Apfel in der Kirche 1934 Der Engelskranz 1942 Madonna auf Glas 1944Other worksErinnerungen an Rilke 1947External links editRegina Ullmann in the German National Library catalogueReferences edit Katharina M Wilson An Encyclopedia of Continental Women Writers vol 2 1991 David Holbrook Where DH Lawrence was Wrong about Women 1992 ISBN 0838752071 p 26 Flavorwire The Forgotten Novelist nbsp nbsp This article about a Swiss poet is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Regina Ullmann amp oldid 1088910204, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
