Swiss journalist (1901–1974)
Lily Abegg |
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| Born | Elisabeth Hermine Abegg
(1901-12-07)December 7, 1901
Switzerland |
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| Died | July 13, 1974(1974-07-13) (aged 72) |
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| Occupation | Journalist and author |
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| Period | 1930s - 1970s |
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| Genre | Nonfiction |
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| Subject | East Asia and the Middle East |
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Elisabeth Hermine Abegg (7 December 1901 – 13 July 1974), known as Lily Abegg, was a Swiss journalist who reported on East Asian affairs for several European newspapers from the late 1930s through the mid-1960s and authored multiple books and journal articles from the 1940s through the early 1970s. Her work focused on the political climate of the Middle East and what was then described as the Far East region.[1][2][3][4][5]
- ^ Myriam Girgis: Abegg, Lily in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, 27 March 2001.
- ^ Sansom, G. (1953). "The Mind of East Asia. By Lily Abegg. New York: Thames and Hudson, 1952. vii, 344," in The Journal of Asian Studies, 13(1), 63-65 (retrieved online from Cambridge University Press, July 10, 2023).
- ^ Barbour, Neville. "Neue Herren in Mittelost: Arabische Politik Heute. By Lily Abegg. Stuttgart, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt, 1954," in International Affairs, Vol. 31, No. 2, April 1955, p. 251 (retrieved online from Oxford Academic, July 10, 2023).
- ^ "Trends in Japan's Thinking to Be Discussed by World Affairs Group." Sandusky, Ohio: The Sandusky Register-Star News, November 17, 1955, p. 10 (subscription required).
- ^ Kramers, R.P. "Lily Abegg in memoriam: 7 Dezember 1901—13 July 1974," in Asiatische Studien: Zeitschrift der Schweizerischen
Asiengesellschaft (Asian Studies: Journal of the Swiss Asia Society). Zurich, Switzerland: Swiss Asia Society, 1974 (retrieved online via ePeriodica, July 10, 2023).