Else Jerusalem | |
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Born | Else Kotányi November 23, 1876 Vienna, Austria |
Died | January 20, 1943 Buenos Aires, Argentina | (aged 66)
Occupation | Feminist writer and researcher |
Language | German |
Notable works | Der heilige Skarabäus (1909) |
Else Jerusalem (November 23, 1876 – January 20, 1943) was an Austrian writer and feminist intellectual. Considered a "thought leader" of the period, she is known for her best-selling 1909 novel Der heilige Skarabäus, which was based on her research on prostitution in Vienna.