Helene Böhlau

Helene Böhlau (German: [heˈleːnə ˈbøːlaʊ] ⓘ; 22 November 1859 in Weimar – 26 March 1940 in Augsburg) was a German novelist.

[1] She traveled much in the East, married Omar al-Raschid Bey (born as Friedrich Arnd) in Istanbul, and settled down in Munich.

In 1888 her sketches of Weimar (Ratsmädelgeschichten) brought her a large measure of fame.

She showed a leaning toward the Romantic school now and then, but on the whole her descriptions were realistic and her writing was imbued with passion.

Portrait of Helene Böhlau
Helene Böhlau's Ratsmädel series made the daughters of Weimar Burgermeister Friedrich Kirsten known in all of Germany: Memorial tablet at Windischenstraße 13 in Weimar