Jeanette Wohl (October 16, 1783 in

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– November 27, 1861 in

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) was a longtime friend and correspondent of

Ludwig Börne Karl Ludwig Börne (born Judah Löw Baruch; 6 May 1786 – 12 February 1837) was a German-Jewish political writer and satirist, who is considered part of the Young Germany movement. Early life Karl Ludwig Börne was born Loeb Baruch on 6 M ...

. She inherited the rights to his literary works after his death and edited his works. She is buried at

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in Paris.

References

* Gottlieb Schnapper-Arndt: ''Jeannette Straus-Wohl und ihre Beziehungen zu Börne'' in ''Westermanns illustrierte deutsche Monatshefte 1887'', p. 46-48. * Christa Walz: ''Jeanette Wohl und Ludwig Börne. Dokumentation und Analyse des Briefwechsels'' (= ''Campus Judaica 18''). Frankfurt am Main: Campus, 2001. 1783 births 1861 deaths Writers from Frankfurt Burials at Père Lachaise Cemetery 19th-century German women writers 18th-century people from the Holy Roman Empire {{Germany-writer-stub