Elisabeth Philippine Karoline von Dewitz

Elisabeth Philippine Karoline von Dewitz (born October 7, 1820 in Stettin , † September 20, 1899 in Cramonsdorf ) was a German writer, she published about 20 popular books under the pseudonym Elise von Fernhain .

Life

Elisabeth Philippine Karoline von Dewitz (also Elisabeth von Rüchel-Kleist ) was a daughter of Jakob Friedrich von Rüchel-Kleist and granddaughter of the infantry general Ernst von Rüchel . She married the scholar Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Franz von Dewitz on March 23, 1840 in Gdansk (* July 17, 1806 in Halberstadt, † October 12, 1867 in Weitenhagen). They lived on the family estate in Weitenhagen , and this marriage resulted in ten children.

After a stroke, her creativity slackened and she was cared for by her youngest daughter Luise ( Lulu ), spent her last years in Carvin , then in Cramonsdorf, where she died on September 20, 1899.

Works (selection)

• Saat und Harvest , narrative from the present, Dülfer, Breslau 1879
• Untristened , A picture ad past and present, Soltau 1880
• For the eleventh hour , a narrative. for the people. Winning award font d. international association f. Sunday sanctification in Geneva, Christl. Association in Northern Germany, Eisleben 1881
• Pictures from everyday life , Norddeutsche Verlags-Anstalt, Hanover 1882
• Between the Elbe and the Vistula , a historical tale from the Reformation period 1548–1578, published in 1886.
• To beyond the ocean , narrative. for the people, Christl. Association in Northern Germany, Eisleben 1887

literature

• Fernhain, Elise v. . In: Sophie Pataky (Hrsg.): Lexicon of German women of the pen . Volume 1. Verlag Carl Pataky, Berlin 1898, p. 211 ( digitized version ).

Web links

• Entry on the von Dewitz family homepage