Gerda Wegener

Gerda Maria Frederikke Gottlied (Gottlieb)
Birthdate:	March 15, 1886
Birthplace:	Hammelev, Haderslev Municipality, Region Syddanmark, Denmark
Death:	July 28, 1940 (54) Frederiksberg, København, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark
Immediate Family:	Daughter of Ove Emil Gottlieb and Justine Østerberg Wife of Lili Elbe Ex-wife of Fernando Porta
Occupation:	Kunstner, Danish illustrator and painter

Managed by:	Private User
Last Updated:	today

View Complete Profile

view all

Immediate Family

Lili Elbe

wife
Fernando Porta

ex-husband
Ove Emil Gottlieb

father
Justine Østerberg

mother

About Gerda Wegener

Gerda Marie Fredrikke Wegener (née Gottlieb; 15 March 1886 – 28 July 1940) was a Danish illustrator and painter, specialising in images of fashionable women in the style of art nouveau and later art deco. Her first spouse identified as a woman and became her favourite model under the name Lili Elbe, undergoing sex reassignment surgery, from which she died. Their story formed the basis for David Ebershoff's bestselling novel The Danish Girl, later adapted as a film.

English Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerda_Wegener

Dansk Wikipedia: https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerda_Wegener

See Her Artwork:
https://www.wikiart.org/en/gerda-wegener/all-works#!#filterName:all...

view all

Gerda Wegener's Timeline

1886	March 15, 1886	Birth of Gerda Wegener Hammelev, Haderslev Municipality, Region Syddanmark, Denmark
1940	July 28, 1940 Age 54	Death of Gerda Wegener Frederiksberg, København, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Gerda Wegener

Gerda Wegener's Geni Profile

Related Projects

Gerda Maria Frederikke Gottlied (Gottlieb)

Historical records matching Gerda Wegener

Gerda Marie Fredrikke Wegener (born Gottlieb Porta)

Gerda Maria Frederikke Gottlieb

Gerda Wegener