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Leonora Speyer
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American poet (1872–1956)
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Leonora Speyer, born Leonora von Stosch on November 7, 1872, in Washington, D.C., was an American poet, writer, and violinist. She was a citizen of the United States and the spouse of Edgar Speyer. Speyer performed on the violin and authored works including *Fiddler's farewell*, *Ballad of a lost house*, *Oberammergau*, and *American poets, an anthology of contemporary verse*.
She received the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry and the Robert Frost Medal. Her work is recognized in the Pulitzer Prize collection. Speyer died in New York City on February 10, 1956.
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Leonora Speyer is indexed among the 1,659 entries in Vinony's Pulitzer Prize collection.
Within Vinony's link graph, Leonora Speyer is referenced by 128 other articles, and connects out to Paris, London and New York City.
It sits within the topics 1872 births, 1956 deaths and 20th-century American classical violinists.
Its subject is documented across 12 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1872
- Died
- 1956
- Works
- 10
Top works
- Fiddler's farewell
- Ballad of a lost house
- American poets, an anthology of contemporary verse
- Oberammergau
- American poets
via Open Library + Wikidata
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- United States
- Active from
- 1872
- Active to
- 1956
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1
- Total plays
- 1
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leonora
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Washington, D.C.
- Place of death
- New York City
- Spouse
- Edgar Speyer
- Occupation
- violinist
- Award
- Robert Frost Medal
- Instrument
- violin
- Image
- Lady Speyer by John Singer Sargent.jpg
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1872-11-07
- date of death
- 1956-02-10
- Commons category
- Leonora Speyer
- name in native language
- Leonora Speyer
- birth name
- Leonora von Stosch
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