teofila reich-ranicki, also known as teofila langnas, was a polish-born german artist and translator. she was born in łódź, poland in 1920 and died in frankfurt, germany in 2011. her life was marked by the horrors of world war ii, including her time in the warsaw ghetto, where she met her future husband, marcel reich-ranicki. early life and education teofila langnas was born into a jewish merchant family. she was accepted to study art…