Rosa Mayreder

Painting, Visual Artist

1858 – 1938

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Who was Rosa Mayreder?

Rosa Mayreder was an Austrian freethinker, author, painter, musician and feminist. She was the daughter of Franz Arnold Obermayer, a wealthy restaurant operator and barkeeper, and his second wife Marie.

Rosa had 12 brothers and sisters and although her conservative father did not believe in the formal education of girls he allowed her to participate in the Greek and Latin lessons of one of her brothers. She also received private instruction in French, painting and the piano.

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Born
Nov 30, 1858
Vienna
Nationality
  • Austria
Profession
Lived in
  • Vienna
Died
Jan 19, 1938

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on July 23, 2013

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