The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Polko, Elise Vogel

POLKO, pōl'kō, Elise Vogel, German novelist: b. Leipzig, Germany, 31 Jan. 1822; d. Munich, 15 May 1899. She was a sister of Eduard Vogel, the African explorer, and attained considerable fame as a public singer, but retired from the stage after her marriage to Polko, a scientist, and thenceforth devoted herself to literature, in which field she won much notice. Her &lsquo;Musikalische Märchen&rsquo; (1852) was translated into English, as were others of her books. She published &lsquo;Ein Frauenleben&rsquo; (1854); &lsquo;Erinnerungen an Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy&rsquo; (1868); &lsquo; Aus dem Jahre 1870&rsquo;; &lsquo;Conversations&rsquo; (1872); &lsquo;Neues Märchenbuch&rsquo; (1884), etc.