Lawrence, Frieda von Richthofen, 1879-1956

Frieda Emma Johanna Maria von Richthofen was born on August 11, 1879 in Metz, France. In 1912, Frieda met David Herbert (D.H.) Lawrence, and they married in 1914. Frieda Lawrence was intimately involved with D.H. Lawrence's work. Facets of her personality are often discernable as components of characters in his poems and novels. After D.H. Lawrence's death in 1930, Frieda settled in New Mexico. Frieda died in Taos on August 11, 1956.

From the guide to the Frieda Lawrence Photograph Collection, 1910-1930, (Center for Southwest Research, University of New Mexico.)

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