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Wabel
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Waddington
Person[Research needed]
Waldmann
PersonStub entry — needs research.
Walery
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Walery Studio
PlaceThe Walery photography studio was a prestigious portrait photography establishment in Paris during the late 19th century. It was founded by Count Stanisław Julian Ostroróg (1830-1890), a Polish nobleman who fled to France after participating in the Hungarian Revolution of 1848. He established the studio under the name "Walery" (derived from his wife's name, Waleria).
Walitsky (Walitzky, Lucien)
PersonDr. Lucien Walitsky (also spelled Walitzky) was a Polish-Russian physician who served as district doctor at Akhtyrka in Ukraine before becoming the Bashkirtseff family physician and traveling companion during their European journey beginning in 1870.
Walsh
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Walzeff
PersonPotential marriage candidate discussed by Marie's family.
Waps
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Warpahowsky
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Warrodel
PersonA person in Nice society who got married in 1874.
Warvatzi
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Wash
PersonLocation or establishment, possibly a school, where Paul is picked up and where Gioia's son attends.
Web
CultureA literary reference requiring further research. This may refer to a specific publication, author, or work. Context from the diary entry where this appears would clarify the identification.
Webb
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Westminster Abbey
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Westphalie
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Wheelwright
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Whiles
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Wiesbaden
PlaceWiesbaden is a city in Hessen, Germany, known since Roman times for its hot springs. In the 19th century it was a major European spa resort, attracting international aristocracy and high society. After the 1872 ban on gambling in the newly unified German Empire, the city -- like Baden-Baden -- lost much of its former glamour.
Wiik
Person[Research needed]
Wilhelm
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Willy Howard
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Wilna
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Winslow
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Winter Palace (Palais d'Hiver)
PlaceThe Winter Palace (Zimniy Dvorets) in St. Petersburg was the official residence of the Russian Emperors from 1762 to 1917. Designed by Bartolomeo Rastrelli in the Russian Baroque style and completed in 1762, it was one of the grandest royal residences in Europe. For Marie Bashkirtseff, the Winter Palace represented the pinnacle of Russian imperial power and the social world to which her family aspired but could never fully access.
Wirballen
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Wittgenstein
CultureWittgenstein appears in Marie Bashkirtseff's diary as a member of the aristocratic society in Nice during 1873. The family owned a villa in Nice and was part of the international high society that wintered on the French Riviera.
Wladimir
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Wodzinski
PersonWodzinski is a visitor to the Bashkirtseff household in Paris during 1880. Marie's aunt uses his presence to publicly complain about Marie's behavior.
Wodzinsky
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Woerman
PersonA person in Nice society whom Marie considers a "fou" (madman). Has unpleasant manners that Marie dislikes.
Woldemar
PersonWoldemar was a family member or family associate who served as a messenger between Marie's mother in Russia and Marie in Paris in 1880.
Wolff
Person- Type: people - mentioned
Wolgren
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Wolkowitsky
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Wolmershausen
PersonLondon tailor at 49 Curzon Street, Mayfair.
Worms
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Worth
Person[Research needed]
Wykerslooth
Person[Research needed]