Gerda Grepp

Gerda Grepp
Gerda Grepp, with Nordahl Grieg and Ludwig Renn
Gerda Grepp, with Nordahl Grieg and Ludwig Renn
Born(1907-05-26)26 May 1907
Died29 August 1940(1940-08-29) (aged 33)
Norway
Resting placeVestre gravlund, Oslo, Norway
OccupationJournalist
War correspondent
NationalityNorwegian
RelativesKyrre 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]

  1. ^ 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".
  2. ^ Vislie 2016: p. 25
  3. ^ Preston, Paul (2008). We Saw Spain Die: Foreign Correspondents in the Spanish Civil War. Constable. pp. 259–276.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Evensmo, Sigurd (1976). Inn i din tid (in Norwegian). Oslo: Gyldendal. pp. 87–88. ISBN 82-574-0250-8.
  6. ^ "Sacha i Andesmauet". Stavanger Aftenblad. 4 December 2003. Retrieved 2 December 2019.