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Sigrid "Siri" Sofia Matilda Elisabet von Essen (17 August 1850 – 21 April 1912) was a Swedish-speaking Finnish noblewoman and actress. Her acting career spanned about 15 years, during which time she appeared in a number of plays that the Swedish dramatist and writer August Strindberg wrote specifically for her.
It caused a scandal when August Strindberg's (1849-1912) wife Siri von Essen (1850–1912) developed a close relationship with the Danish author Marie Caroline David (1865-1897). The two women's relationship was opposed by both the norms of society and the law.
Life. At home Siri had already in young years a French governess. [1] This is a reason, that Siri can speak French very well. Her parents Carl Reinhold von Essen and Carlotta In de Betou were normally people. Already in 1868 the first move to Paris came.
The narrative is a lightly fictionalized account of his life from 1874 to 1887, and especially of his first marriage to Siri von Essen (called Maria in the novel). The book was written in French in 1887-1888.
- August Strindberg
- 1893
Von Essen, Siri (1850–1912) Swedish actress and acting teacher. Name variations: Baroness Siri von Essen Wrangel; Siri von Essen Strindberg. Born Sigrid Sofia Mathilda Elisabet von Essen, Aug 17, 1850, in Finland; died April 21, 1912; m.
Siri von Essen. Sigrid ,,Siri” Sofia Matilda Elisabet von Essen (* 17. August 1850 in Borgå; † 21. April 1912 in Helsinki) war eine finnlandschwedische Schauspielerin. Leben. Sigrid „Siri“ von Essens Eltern waren der Hauptmann Karl Reinhold von Essen und die
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After 1877, Siri von Essen, encouraged by Strindberg, wrote articles for newspapers and publications and translated plays. She was the reporter of Morgonbladet in Helsingfors in 1876 and for Morgenbladet in Copenhagen in 1881.
