May Ayim
- January 10, 2024
- Poet
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May Ayim Biography
| Name | May Ayim |
| Birthday | May 3 |
| Birth Year | 1960 |
| Place Of Birth | Hamburg |
| Birth Country | Germany |
| Birth Sign | Taurus |
| Parents | Ursula Andler, Emmanuel Ayim |
May Ayim is one of the most popular and richest Poet who was born on May 3, 1960 in Hamburg, Germany.
May Ayim (3 May 1960 in Hamburg – 9 August 1996 in Berlin) is the pen name of May Opitz (born Sylvia Andler); she was an Afro-German poet, educator, and activist. The child of a German student and Ghanaian medical student, she was adopted by a white German family when young. After reconnecting with her father and his family in Ghana, in 1992 she took his surname for a pen name.
After a visit to Ghana, where she met her paternal family, Opitz returned to Germany and trained as a speech therapist. She wrote a thesis on ethnocentrism in the discipline. After more travels, she settled in Berlin in 1984, lecturing at the Free University of Berlin. She continued to write articles and poetry exploring the issues of multi-ethnic peoples in Germany and personal identity.
May Ayim Net Worth
| Net Worth | $5 Million |
| Source Of Income | Poet |
| House | Living in own house. |
May Ayim is one of the richest Poet from Germany. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, May Ayim 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)
Born Sylvia Andler in 1960 in Hamburg, Germany, she was the daughter of unmarried parents Ursula Andler and Emmanuel Ayim. Her father, a Ghanaian medical student, wanted to have her raised by his childless sister, but German law made illegitimate children a ward of the state and did not give rights to biological fathers. Her mother placed the girl for adoption.
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Opitz attended the University of Regensburg, majoring in Psychology and Education. During this period she travelled to Israel, Kenya and Ghana. She found her biological father, Emmanuel Ayim, then a professor of Medicine, and developed a relationship with him and his family. She used May Ayim as a pen name from 1992 to reflect this connection.
Facts & Trivia
May Ranked on the list of most popular Poet. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Germany. May Ayim celebrates birthday on May 3 of every year.
She is the subject of Linton Kwesi Johnson’s elegiac poem “Reggae Fi May Ayim” on his 1999 album More Time.
Which group did may AYIM help found?
Ayim worked as an activist to unite Afro-Germans and combat racism in German society. She co-founded Initiative Schwarze Menschen in Deutschland (Initiative of Black People in Germany) to that purpose in the late 1980s.
What did May Ayim do?
May Ayim is an Afro-German poet, educator, author, and activist known for her pioneering work in the field of Afro-German history, specifically her instrumental role in founding the Initiative Schwarze Deutsche (ISD), which translates to the Initiative of Black People in Germany.
Where was May Ayim born?
Hamburg, Germany
Why did May Ayim commit suicide?
After facing some personal setbacks and a recent diagnosis of multiple sclerosis , Ayim committed suicide by jumping from her apartment building in Berlin-Kreuzberg. She also suffered from depression, which was often exacerbated by the psychological toil that everyday German racism had on her.