Gerda Grepp | |
|---|---|
 Gerda Grepp, with Nordahl Grieg and Ludwig Renn | |
| Born | 26 May 1907 |
| Died | 29 August 1940 (aged 33) Norway |
| Resting place | Vestre gravlund, Oslo, Norway |
| Occupation | Journalist War correspondent |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Relatives | Kyrre Grepp (father) Rachel Grepp (mother) |
Gerda Johanne Helland Grepp[1][2] (26 May 1907 – 29 August 1940) was a Norwegian translator, journalist, and socialist.[3] She was the daughter of former chairman of the Norwegian Labour Party Kyrre Grepp and journalist Rachel Grepp.[4][5]
She was married to Italian-Swiss potter Mario Mascarin (1901–66). They had a son Olav Kyrre (Ping) Grepp and a daughter, Solveig Marie Alexandra "Sacha" Grepp. The daughter was named after family friend Alexandra Kollontai.[6]
- ^ Kirkevergens database. Oslo Municipality, funeral agency. 2006. Accessed through the grave-site registry of the Genealogy Society of Norway (DIS), select "Id" from the drop-down menu labelled "Find" and enter "675648".
- ^ Vislie 2016: p. 25
- ^ Preston, Paul (2008). We Saw Spain Die: Foreign Correspondents in the Spanish Civil War. Constable. pp. 259–276.
- ^ Moen, Jo Stein; Sæther, Rolf (2009). "Norges første kvinnelige krigsreporter". Tusen dager. Norge og den spanske borgerkrigen 1936-1939 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Gyldendal. pp. 63–70.
- ^ Evensmo, Sigurd (1976). Inn i din tid (in Norwegian). Oslo: Gyldendal. pp. 87–88. ISBN 82-574-0250-8.
- ^ "Sacha i Andesmauet". Stavanger Aftenblad. 4 December 2003. Retrieved 2 December 2019.