Lou Andreas-Salomé

Lou Andreas-Salomé
Lou Andreas-Salomé in 1897
Born(1861-02-12)12 February 1861
Died5 February 1937(1937-02-05) (aged 75)
Göttingen, Germany
NationalityGerman

Lou Andreas-Salomé (born either Louise von Salomé or Luíza Gustavovna Salomé or Lioulia von Salomé, Russian: Луиза Густавовна Саломе; 12 February 1861 – 5 February 1937) was a Russian-born psychoanalyst and a well-traveled author, narrator, and essayist from a French Huguenot-German family. Her diverse intellectual interests led to friendships with a broad array of distinguished thinkers, including Friedrich Nietzsche, Sigmund Freud, Paul Rée, and Rainer Maria Rilke.