Mary de Rachewiltz: key obituary facts
Is Mary de Rachewiltz dead? Yes. Mary de Rachewiltz died on July 24, 2026, at age 101.
Cause of death: Mary de Rachewiltz's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Mary de Rachewiltz known for?
She was an American writer.
More about Mary de Rachewiltz
Born: 9 July 1925.
Place of birth: Brixen.
Gender: female.
Occupation: writer, poet, translator, editor.
Nationality: Kingdom of Italy, Italy.
Father: Ezra Pound.
Mother: Olga Rudge.
Spouse: Boris de Rachewiltz.
Children: Siegfried Rachewiltz, Patrizia de Rachewiltz.
Occupations: Poet, translator.
Mary de Rachewiltz, the Italian–American writer and poet known for her memoir Discretions, died on July 24, 2026.
She was 101. Born Maria Rudge in Brixen, Italy, on July 9, 1925, she was the daughter of poet Ezra Pound and violinist Olga Rudge.
De Rachewiltz translated Pound’s The Cantos into Italian and published her childhood memoir Discretions in 1971. Her work also included writing, translation and editing, and she was married to Boris de Rachewiltz. She is survived by her children, Siegfried Rachewiltz and Patrizia de Rachewiltz.