Katia Mann
Katia Mann (born Katharina Hedwig Pringsheim; 24 July 1883 – 25 April 1980) was the youngest child and only daughter (among four sons) of the German Jewish mathematician and artist Alfred Pringsheim and his wife Hedwig Pringsheim, who was an actress in Berlin before her marriage. Katia was also a granddaughter of the writer and women's rights activist Hedwig Dohm. Her twin brother Klaus was a conductor, composer, music writer and music pedagogue, active in Germany and Japan. She married the writer Thomas Mann.
Katia Mann | |
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Thomas and Katia Mann | |
| Born | Katharina Hedwig Pringsheim 24 July 1883 Feldafing near Munich, Germany |
| Died | 25 April 1980 (aged 96) Kilchberg, Zürich, Switzerland |
| Spouse | Thomas Mann |
| Children | Erika, Klaus, Golo, Monika, Elisabeth, Michael |
| Parent(s) | Hedwig Dohm Alfred Pringsheim |
| Relatives | Klaus Pringsheim Sr. (twin brother) |
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