Henriette Ith | |
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 Ith in 1921 | |
| Born | 31 August 1885 La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland |
| Died | 12 January 1978 (aged 92) Geneva, Switzerland |
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| Occupation(s) | Esperantist, pacifist, photographer |
Henriette Ith (née Wille, 31 August 1885 – 12 January 1978), also known as Henriette Rémi or Henriette Danneil, was a Swiss Esperantist and pacifist. Born to a family of watchmakers in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Neuchâtel, she first studied languages then photography, for which she opened a studio in Berlin. After marrying and working in a German military hospital during the First World War, Ith became a political activist for socialism for several years before moving to Geneva, Switzerland. Here, she became involved in the Esperanto movement by directing a magazine, teaching, and translating in the language.
In later life, Ith remarried and studied psychology, becoming a pacifist. She continued to participate in left-wing circles, although to a lesser extent than during her post-war period. In 1942, Ith published a book, Hommes sans Visages (Men without Faces), recounting her experiences during the First World War. Publishing pseudonymously as Henriette Rémi, her identity as its author was lost for half a century.