19th-century German women writers

The list 19th-century German women writers includes Frieda von Richthofen, Rosa Luxemburg, Clara Zetkin, Lily Braun and Amalia von Helvig. The list consists of 169 members and 1 sublist.

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Frieda von Richthofen

German baronees

Overview: Frieda Lawrence (August 11, 1879 – August 11, 1956) was a German literary figure mainly known for her marriage to the British novelist D.H. Lawrence.

Date of birth: 11 August 1879

Date of death: 11 August 1956

Age: 77 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Spouse

Gender: Female

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20th-century German women writers 325T

German baronesses 69T

Richthofen family 13T
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Princess Mathilde of Bavaria (1877–1906)

Bavarian princess and poet

Overview: Princess Mathilde of Bavaria (Mathilde Marie Theresia Henriette Christine Luitpolda; 17 August 1877 – 6 August 1906) was the sixth child of Ludwig III of Bavaria and his wife, Maria Theresa of A ...

Date of birth: 17 August 1877

Date of death: 6 August 1906

Age: 28 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Poet

Gender: Female

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Tuberculosis deaths in Switzerland 22T

Burials at the Church of Saints Peter and Paul (Rieden, Swabia) 4T

20th-century deaths from tuberculosis 669T
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Clara Zetkin

German politician

Overview: Clara Zetkin (née Eißner 5 July 1857 – 20 June 1933) was a German Marxist theorist, activist, and advocate for women's rights.

Date of birth: 5 July 1857

Date of death: 20 June 1933

Age: 75 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Female

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Luxemburgists 6T

20th-century German women politicians 180T

20th-century German women writers 288T
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Rosa Luxemburg

Polish-German Marxist revolutionary (1871–1919)

Overview: Rosa Luxemburg ( Polish: Róża Luksemburg; also Rozalia Luksenburg; 5 March 1871 – 15 January 1919) was a Polish-German Marxist, philosopher, economist, anti-war activist and revolutionary socialist. S ...

Date of birth: 5 March 1871

Date of death: 15 January 1919

Age: 47 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Female

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1910s murders in Berlin 3T

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Anita Augspurg

German actor

Overview: Anita Augspurg (22 September 1857 Verden an der Aller – 20 December 1943 Zürich) was a German jurist, actress, writer, activist of the radical feminist movement and a pacifist.

Date of birth: 22 September 1857

Date of death: 20 December 1943

Age: 86 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Female

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20th-century women lawyers 409T

20th-century German lawyers 151T

German women lawyers 52T
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Sophie von La Roche

German novelist

Overview: Marie Sophie von La Roche (née Gutermann von Gutershofen; 6 December 1730 – 18 February 1807) was a German novelist. She is considered the first financially independent professional writer in Germany.

Date of birth: 6 December 1730

Date of death: 18 February 1807

Age: 76 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Novelist

Gender: Female

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Princess Alexandra of Bavaria

Bavarian princess

Overview: Princess Alexandra Amalie of Bavaria (26 August 1826 – 21 September 1875) was a member of the House of Wittelsbach and devoted her life to literature.

Date of birth: 26 August 1826

Date of death: 21 September 1875

Age: 49 (age at death)

Nationality: German

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Bavarian princesses 46T

Burials at the Theatine Church, Munich 26T

People from Aschaffenburg 53T
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Lily Braun

German writer

Overview: Lily Braun (2 July 1865 – 8 August 1916), born Amalie von Kretschmann, was a German feminist writer and politician of the Social Democratic Party (SPD).

Date of birth: 2 July 1865

Date of death: 8 August 1916

Age: 51 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Female

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19th-century German writers 499T

Prussian nobility 73T

German religious humanists 16T
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Annette von Droste-Hülshoff

German composer and writer

Overview: Baroness Anna Elisabeth Franziska Adolphine Wilhelmine Louise Maria von Droste zu Hülshoff, known as Annette von Droste-Hülshoff ( 10 or 12 January 1797 – 24 May 1848), was a 19th-century German ...

Date of birth: 12 January 1797

Date of death: 24 May 1848

Age: 51 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Female

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Tuberculosis deaths in Germany 81T

19th-century women composers 353T

19th-century German composers 357T
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Henriette Goldschmidt

German Jewish feminist, pedagogist and social worker

Overview: Henriette Goldschmidt (1825–1920) was a German Jewish feminist, pedagogist and social worker. She was one of the founders of the German Women's Association (German: Allgemeiner Deutscher Frauenverein) ...

Date of birth: 23 November 1825

Date of death: 30 January 1920

Age: 94 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Activist

Gender: Female

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20th-century German women writers 288T

German social workers 23T

Education activists 90T
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Johanna Elberskirchen

German writer

Overview: Johanna Elberskirchen (11 April 1864 in Bonn – 17 May 1943 in Rüdersdorf) was a feminist writer and activist for the rights of women, gays and lesbians as well as blue-collar workers. She published books ...

Date of birth: 11 April 1864

Date of death: 17 May 1943

Age: 79 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Activist

Gender: Female

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20th-century German women writers 288T

LGBT history in Germany 93T

20th-century German writers 314T
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Elise Polko

German singer

Overview: Elise Vogel Polko (31 January 1822 in Leipzig – 15 May 1899 in Munich) was a German novelist.

Date of birth: 31 January 1822

Date of death: 15 May 1899

Age: 77 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Female

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19th-century women singers 504T

19th-century German novelists 124T

19th-century German musicians 565T
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Fanny Tarnow

German writer

Overview: Franziska Christiane Johanna Friederike "Fanny" Tarnow (17 December 1779, Güstrow – 4 July 1862, Dessau) was a German author. She wrote under the names Fanny Tarnow and F.T.

Date of birth: 17 December 1779

Date of death: 4 July 1862

Age: 82 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Female

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19th-century diarists 31T

Pseudonymous women writers 644T

Women memoirists 1,131T
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Ludmilla Assing

German writer

Overview: Rosa Ludmilla Assing (22 February 1821 in Hamburg – 25 March 1880 in Florence) was a German writer, who also wrote under the pseudonyms Achim Lothar and Talora.

Date of birth: 22 February 1821

Date of death: 25 March 1880

Age: 59 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Female

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Writers from Hamburg 150T

19th-century German writers 499T

Varnhagen family 5T
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Rosa Maria Assing

German poet

Overview: Rosa Maria Antonetta Paulina Assing (née Varnhagen; 28 May 1783, Düsseldorf – 22 January 1840, Hamburg) was a German lyric poet, prose-writer, educator, translator and silhouette artist. She was the elder ...

Date of birth: 28 May 1783

Date of death: 22 January 1840

Age: 56 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Female

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19th-century German translators 45T

Writers from Düsseldorf 45T

19th-century German women artists 93T
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Amalie Schoppe

German writer

Overview: Amalie Schoppe (9 October 1791, Burg auf Fehmarn, as Amalie Weise – 25 September 1858, Schenectady, New York) was a German author. She was also known by her pseudonyms Adalbert von Schonen, Amalia and ...

Date of birth: 9 October 1791

Date of death: 25 September 1858

Age: 66 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Female

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German women children's writers 48T

Women writers of young adult literature 293T

Women writers for children 986T
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Therese Albertine Luise Robinson

American writer

Overview: Therese Albertine Luise von Jakob Robinson (26 January 1797 – 13 April 1870) was a German-American author, linguist and translator, and second wife of biblical scholar Edward Robinson. She published under ...

Date of birth: 26 January 1797

Date of death: 13 April 1870

Age: 73 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Novelist

Gender: Female

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19th-century American translators 83T

19th-century American short story writers 125T

19th-century American women writers 1,226T
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Emerenz Meier

German writer

Overview: Emerenz Meier (October 3, 1874 – February 28, 1928) was a German writer. She is most known for her work in Bavarian folk poetry.

Date of birth: 3 October 1874

Date of death: 28 February 1928

Age: 53 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Playwright

Gender: Female

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19th-century German novelists 124T

German women novelists 157T

19th-century German writers 499T
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Ottilie Wildermuth

German writer

Overview: Ottilie Wildermuth (née Rooschüz; 22 February 1817 in Rottenburg am Neckar – 12 July 1877 in Tübingen) was a German writer, particularly notable for her children's books.

Date of birth: 22 February 1817

Date of death: 12 July 1877

Age: 60 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Female

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German women children's writers 48T

19th-century German writers 499T

People from Rottenburg am Neckar 5T
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Karoline von Günderrode

German poet

Overview: Karoline Friederike Louise Maximiliane von Günderrode (11 February 1780 – 26 July 1806) was a German Romantic poet, born in Karlsruhe. She used the nom-de-plume of Tian.

Date of birth: 11 February 1780

Date of death: 26 July 1806

Age: 26 (age at death)

Nationality: German

Occupation: Writer

Gender: Female

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1800s suicides 14T

18th-century German women writers 32T

Suicides by sharp instrument in Germany 2T