Emily Gerard von Laszowski

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Emily Gerard von Laszowski was a 19th-century Scottish writer best known for her studies of Transylvanian folklore, which influenced Bram Stoker’s depiction of Dracula.

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instanceOf Scottish person
folklorist
human
writer
associatedWith Romanian folklore
vampire folklore
citizenship British
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
culturalContext Victorian literature
ethnicGroup Scottish
familyName Gerard NERFINISHED
von Laszowski NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork Transylvanian folklore
folklore studies
genre folklore
non-fiction
travel writing
givenName Emily NERFINISHED
influenced Bram Stoker NERFINISHED
Dracula (novel) NERFINISHED
influencedBy Transylvanian folk beliefs
influenceOn Bram Stoker’s depiction of Dracula
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement 19th-century Gothic-influenced literature
notableFor early English-language account of Transylvania
popularizing the term "nosferatu" in English
studies of Transylvanian folklore
notableWork The Land Beyond the Forest NERFINISHED
Transylvanian Superstitions NERFINISHED
essays on Romanian and Transylvanian customs
occupation translator
writer
placeOfActivity Austria-Hungary NERFINISHED
Transylvania NERFINISHED
sexOrGender female
sourceOfInspirationFor Dracula’s Transylvanian setting NERFINISHED
elements of vampire mythology in Dracula
spouse Miecislaus von Laszowski NERFINISHED
writingPeriod 19th century

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Emily Gerard alsoKnownAs Emily Gerard von Laszowski