lou andreas-salomé s grave in göttingen
at age of 74, lou andreas-salomé ceased work psychoanalyst. had developed heart trouble, , in weakened condition had treated many times in hospital. husband visited daily; difficult situation old man, himself quite ill. after forty-year marriage marked illness on both sides , long periods of mutual non-communication, 2 grew closer. sigmund freud himself recognized afar, writing: proves permanence of truth [of relationship]. friedrich carl andreas died of cancer in 1930. andreas-salomé had undergo difficult cancer-related operation herself in 1935.
on evening of 5 february 1937 died of uremia in sleep, @ göttingen. urn laid rest in husband s grave in friedhof der groner landstraße (cemetery on groner landstrasse) in göttingen. memorial plaque on newly renovated ground floor of home, street named lou-andreas-salomé-weg (lou-andreas-salomé-way), , name of institute psychoanalysis , psychotherapy ( lou-andreas-salomé institut ) commemorate contributions of former resident of göttingen. few days before death gestapo confiscated library (according other sources sa group destroyed library, , shortly after death). pretense confiscation: had been colleague of sigmund freud s, had practiced jewish science , , had many books jewish authors in library.
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