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1846–1900
A German novelist and poet from Breslau, she wrote under several pen names and built a body of work that reached readers in the late 19th century. Her life and writing reflect the literary world of German-speaking Europe at the end of the century.

by Bianca Bobertag
Born Bianca Marbach in Breslau on October 19, 1846, she became known as Bianca Bobertag and also published under the pen names Victor Valentin and Irenäus Wasservogel. She was part of the German literary scene of the late 1800s and wrote fiction as well as poetry.
She died in Breslau on March 25, 1900. Although not widely known today, her work places her among the many writers who helped shape popular German-language literature in the decades around 1900.