Cäcilie Zeller
Cäcilie Zeller (born von Elsner; born August 23, 1800 in Halberstadt , † March 24, 1876 in Halle (Saale) ) was a German poet .
Life
Zeller was born as the daughter of Lieutenant General Karl Christian von Elsner in Halberstadt. After the early death of her first husband, the Baden business owner Wilhelm von Meyern (or Maiern) in 1826, she married the preacher Zeller in Stäfa near Zurich in 1834 . After he died in 1839, she lived in Halle (Saale) until the end of her life. In her poems she also dealt with the political debates of her time. Many of her poems were set to music and are still sung in many parishes today.
Works (selection)
- 1847: Digitized from the papers of a hidden woman (Volume 1)
- 1848: Digitized from the papers of a hidden woman (Volume 2)
- 1867: Digitized for quiet morning hours
literature
- Ludwig Julius Fränkel, Gerold Meyer von Knonau : Zeller, Cäcilie . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 45, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1900, p. 22 f.
- Heike Steinhorst: Zeller, Cäcilie, b. by Els (z) ner, used. from Meyern (Maiern) . In: Eva Labouvie (Ed.): Women in Saxony-Anhalt, Vol. 2: A biographical-bibliographical lexicon from the 19th century to 1945. Böhlau, Cologne et al. 2019, ISBN 978-3-412-51145-6 , p. 458-459.
Web links
Wikisource: Cäcilie Zeller - Sources and full texts
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zeller, Cecilia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | von Elsner, Cäcilie (maiden name); Cäcilie von Meyern |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 23 August 1800 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Halberstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 24, 1876 |
| Place of death | Halle (Saale) |