Elisabeth Maria Post
Elisabeth Maria Post (born November 22, 1755 in Utrecht , † July 3, 1812 in Epe ) was a Dutch writer and translator.
Life
Elisabeth Maria Post was born in Utrecht as the sixth child of the sugar manufacturer Evert Post (1719–1787) and his wife Johanna Maria van Romondt (1724–1792). After their father's factory went bankrupt in 1768, the family moved to Emminkhuizen near Renswoude . In 1774 the family's financial situation improved after the father became Drost in Amerongen and the family moved into the Drostehaus. After her father's death in 1787, Elisabeth moved with her mother and two sisters to Arnhem to live with her brother. In 1792, after the death of her mother, Elisabeth moved to Velp with her eldest sister Adriana Maria . In 1794 she met Justus Lodewijk Overdorp, a pastor eight years her junior, whom she married on July 23, 1794 in Velp. In 1807 she moved with her husband to Epe where, after a long illness, she died on July 3, 1812.
Memberships
- Honorary member of The Hague Poetry Society, Poetry Kunstliefde Spaart Geen Vlijt (KSGV) ( love of art does not spare you hard work )
Publications
- 1788: Het land, in brieven ( Online ; PDF; 1.8 MB; Dutch)
- 1789: For eenzaamen
- 1789: Friedrich Schiller : Don Karlos, Kroonprins van Spanje (translation)
- 1791: Reinhart, of natuur en godsdienst ( Online ; PDF; 4.9 MB; Dutch)
- 1792: Mijn kinderlijke traanen
- 1794: Gezangen der fielde ( Online ; PDF; 764 kB; Dutch)
- 1796: Het waare genot des levens, in brieven
- 1807: Ontwaakte zang-lust
Web links
- Bert Paasman: Post, Elisabeth Maria (1755-1812) , Digitaal Vrouwenlexicon van Nederland ( online , Dutch).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Post, Elisabeth Maria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 22, 1755 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Utrecht |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 3, 1812 |
| Place of death | Epe |