Daughter of Johanna and Wilhelm Solf, of the German anti-Nazi group the 'Solf Circle'. Born in Vailima, Samoa, as So'oa'emalelagi (Lagi) Solf in 1909. Married Wolfgang Mohr and lived in Shanghai in the 1920s, before moving to Berlin in 1938 after this mariage was annulled. In 1940, she married the Silesian nobleman Hubert Earl of Ballestrem. She was involved in the 'Solf Circle' as well as other political activities in China and Germany. She died in Bonn in 1955.
Ballestrem, Lagi von, 1909-1955
Solf, Lagi, 1909-1955, Solf, So'oa'emalelagi, 1909-1955
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Dr and Mrs Solf at Vailima
Date: 1900s
From: Tattersall, Alfred James, 1866-1951 :Photographs of Samoa
Reference: PAColl-3799-05
Description: Comprises an image of the Solfs on the verandah of a large wooden house, with four Samoan men in uniforms. Mrs Solf has a baby on her knee (probably their daughter Lagi). Inscriptions: Verso - top centre - Samoa; Dr & Mrs Solf at Vailima Quantity: 1 b&w original photographic print(s). Physical Description: Silver gelatin print 19 x 24 cm