Annie Lemp Konta Explained
Annie Laurie Lemp Konta (died 1939) was an American writer and socialite.[1]
Biography
Annie Laurie Lemp was born to William J. Lemp and Julia Lemp in St. Louis, Missouri.[2] [3] [4] Her family owned and her grandfather had founded the Lemp Brewing Company.[5]
In 1905, a travel article she wrote appeared in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.[6]
Lemp Konta published a book and a pamphlet.[7] Her book, The History of French Literature from the Oath of Strasburg to Chanticleer, was published in 1910.[8] [9] [10] It was written for the general reader and received reviews that were largely positive.[11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] She wrote the book on a typewriter, without the help of writing assistants, over a ten-year period.[17]
Her pamphlet, "A Plea for Moderation: Based Upon Observations of an American Woman in a Belligerent Country," was published after the beginning of World War I; it defended Wilhelm II and argued against Prohibition in the United States.
Personal life and death
She married Henry J. Meyer. They divorced in 1893 amidst allegations of Meyer's abuse. They had a custody battle over their son, Geoffrey.[18] [19]
She married Alexander Konta, a Hungarian-born banker and theatre producer, on October 8, 1895, at Ventnor on the Isle of Wight.[20] [21] She and Alexander Konta were separated by 1914. Alexander Konta died in 1933.[1] Geoffrey, then known as Geoffrey Konta, became an attorney who worked for William Randolph Hearst.[22] [23]
She died of a stroke in December 1939 in New York City.
Works
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Notes and References
- News: 1933-04-29 . Alexander Konta . 3 . St. Louis Globe-Democrat . 2023-08-29.
- Book: Who's who in America . 1912 . A.N. Marquis . en.
- News: 1914-01-04 . Suit for $101,000 by Wife Reveals Konta Separation . 20 . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . 2023-08-29.
- Book: Sampson, Francis Asbury . Missouri Historical Review . 1910 . State Historical Society of Missouri. . en.
- News: 1939-12-20 . Annie Lemp Konta . 21 . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . 2023-08-29.
- News: 1905-12-24 . How I spent Christmas Eve in Bethlehem and Christmas Day in Jerusalem . 38 . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . 2023-08-29.
- Web site: Naffziger . Chris . 2017-06-14 . When a Lemp argued against Prohibition—and for the German Empire . 2023-08-29 . www.stlmag.com . en-us.
- News: 1909-12-21 . American Woman in Paris Beats Rivals . 7 . Los Angeles Evening Express . 2023-08-29.
- News: 1910-01-04 . Tears Veil from 'Chanticler,' Rostand's Mysterious Drama . 7 . The Indianapolis Star . 2023-08-29.
- News: 1910-03-26 . French Literary History . 4 . The Brooklyn Daily Eagle . 2023-08-29.
- Book: The Hesperian . 1911 . Alexander N. De Menil . en.
- Book: The Independent . 1909 . Independent Publications, Incorporated . en.
- News: 1913-12-16 . St. Louisan's Book, Two Years Old, Discovered . 13 . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . 2023-08-29.
- News: 1910-01-05 . Writers and Books . 21 . Boston Evening Transcript . 2023-08-29.
- News: 1910-01-23 . Annie Lemp Konta's Book Shows Review of Rostand New Play, So Long Secret . 27 . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . 2023-08-29.
- News: 1910-01-02 . Book review in German . 35 . Mississippi Blätter . 2023-08-29.
- News: 1909-12-19 . Lemp Heiress Writes Book Praised for Scholarship . 33 . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . 2023-08-29.
- News: 1893-06-06 . By Default Annie Lemp Meyer Will Get Her Divorce . 1 . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . 2023-08-30.
- News: The Lemp-Meyer Quarrel - Newspapers.com . en . Newspapers.com . 2023-08-30.
- News: 1895-10-09 . Annie and Alex Konta marriage . 2 . St. Louis Post-Dispatch . 2023-08-29.
- Book: The Bookman . 1910 . Dodd, Mead and Company . en.
- Web site: Eckers . Dr Scott . 2019-07-05 . A Yellow Journalist in East Meadow . 2023-08-30 . Herald Community Newspapers . en.
- Book: History of the Class of 1908, Yale College . 1908 . Yale University . en.
