MMD
was related to several notable literary and cultural figures, including her cousin Elizabeth (Liza) Lehmann
, a distinguished vocalist and composer best known for her song cycle In a Persian Garden. The song...
Family and Intimate relationships
Ménie Muriel Dowie
Another cousin, Rudolph Chambers Lehmann
(whose mother, also MMD
's aunt, was born Nina Chambers
), was a journalist and oarsman. He was on the editorial board of—and published in—Punch.
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
under Rudolph Chambers Lehmann
Family and Intimate relationships
Rosamond Lehmann
RL
's father, Rudolph Chambers Lehmann
, came from a family of cosmopolitan musicians and painters; his paternal grandfather was an accomplished German violinist and miniaturist in the Free City of Hamburg. Rudolph's father became...
Family and Intimate relationships
Rosamond Lehmann
A frequent visitor to the household was RL
's father's cousin Amelia Lehmann Pain
. She was married to writer Barry Pain
, her sister was composer Liza Lehmann
; they were the daughters of...