Lou Andreas-Salomé, Russian-German psychoanalyst and author (died 1937)

Lou Andreas-Salomé was a Russian-born psychoanalyst and a well-traveled author, narrator, and essayist from a French Huguenot-German family. Her diverse intellectual interests led to friendships with a broad array of distinguished thinkers, including Friedrich Nietzsche, Sigmund Freud, Paul Rée, and Rainer Maria Rilke.

February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 322 days remain until the end of the year.