Katie Magnus
Magnus [née Emanuel], Katie, Lady Magnus , writer and schoolteacher
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| Intro | Magnus [née Emanuel], Katie, Lady Magnus , writer and schoolteacher | ||||||
| Places | England | ||||||
| is | Writer | ||||||
| Work field | Literature | ||||||
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| Death | March 1924London, England, UK | ||||||
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Biography
Katie Magnus, Lady Magnus (née Emanuel; 2 May 1844 - March 1924), was a British author and communal worker.
A Jew, she was born to E. Emanuel in Portsmouth, and married Sir Philip Magnus. She was a member of various committees of the Berkeley Street Synagogue, engaged in the Jews' Deaf and Dumb Home, and was a treasurer of the Jewish Girls' Club. She wrote several popular books, and also contributed with articles to several periodicals.
She died in London in March 1924.
Works
- Little Miriam's Bible Stories
- Holiday Stories
- About the Jews Since Bible Times (London, 1881)
- Salvage (1899)
- First Makers of England (London, 1901)