| Code | DS/UK/2206 |
| Dates | 1889-1971 |
| Person Name | Jaffé; Elsbeth (1889-1971); Dr |
| Surname | Jaffé |
| Forenames | Elsbeth |
| Title | Dr |
| Activity | Latin scholar; Worked in a home for children and as a secretary during World War I; Invited to join the History Department at Hamburg University by Prof. J. Hashagen and Richard Salomon (1927) and began work on the Latin text 'Picatrix' (1928) under the KBW which she never completed (it was later finished by David Pingree in 1986). Worked without payment in the History Department at Hamburg University (1929-1933); unofficial teaching position at Girton College, Cambridge (1939-1945) while also working for the Bishop of Chichester and the BBC (a position she obtained with the help of Fritz Saxl). |
| History | Began studying in Berlin (1913) following the death of her parents who opposed such an education. She continued her studies at the University of Freiburg i. Br. (1919) and completed a PhD (1923) but could not secure funds to publish which was required to obtain the degree. Parts were published by her supervisor, Prof. Finke, under both their names. Moved to London (between 1937-9). |
| Source | Curriculum Vitae (incomplete) in GC, 1942, Jaffé file; Birte Meinschien, Geschichtsschreibung in der Emigration, Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter 2020. |
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