Liselotte Welskopf-Henrich
Liselotte Welskopf-Henrich | |
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| Born | Elisabeth Charlotte Henrich 15 September 1901 |
| Died | 16 June 1979 (aged 77) |
| Alma mater | Frederick-William University, Berlin |
| Occupations | Novelist, historian |
| Political party | KPD SED |
| Spouse | Rudolf Welskopf (1902–1979) |
| Children | Rudolf (1948–) |
| Parent(s) | Rudolf Henrich (–1926) Marie Bernbeck |
Liselotte Welskopf-Henrich (15 September 1901 – 16 June 1979) was a German novelist, activist, professor of ancient history, and the first woman to be elected full member of the German Academy of Sciences. She was a life-long supporter of Native American causes and the author of two series of revisionist Western novels, which retell US history from a Oglala Lakota point of view. For her humanistic portrayal of the Lakota, Welskopf-Henrich was bestowed by the Lakota the name Lakota-Tashina (literally: protective cover of the Lakota). Oscar Howe referred to her as the “German Ella Deloria”.