Background
She was born in Washington, District of Columbia, the daughter of Count Ferdinand von Stosch of Mantze in Silesia, who fought for the Union, and Julia Schayer, who was a writer
She was born in Washington, District of Columbia, the daughter of Count Ferdinand von Stosch of Mantze in Silesia, who fought for the Union, and Julia Schayer, who was a writer
She studied music in Brussels, Paris, and Leipzig, and played the violin professionally under the batons of Arthur Nikisch and Anton Seidl, among others
Began career as violinist, debut with Boston Symphony, 1890. Instructor poetry, Columbia, since 1937. President Poetry Society American, 1934-1936.
Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Author (verse): Canopic Jar, 1921. Fiddler’s Farewell (awarded Pulitzer prize 1926), 1926.
Naked Heel, 1931. Slow Wall, 1939 (second edition, 1946).
Contributor verse to leading magazines
Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Married second, Edgar Speyer, 1902. Children: (by first marriage) Enid (Mistress Robert Hewitt), Pamela (wife of Count Hugo Moy), Leonora, Vivien.