I recently began a project exploring the life of Elisabeth Blochmann (1892-1972), an education scholar who taught German literature at the University of Oxford from 1933 to 1952. Blochmann is often remembered today for her life-long correspondence with Martin Heidegger but little is known about her own life and accomplishments (at least amongst English-speaking academics).
In an effort to uncover her legacy, I have carried out archival work at Lady Margaret Hall, the Bodleian Library Special Collections, and in the Taylorean Library Fiedler Collection. This research has allowed me to build an intellectual portrait of a lost scholar.
http://www.elisabethblochmann.com/
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