Friderike Elisabeth von Grabow
Friderike Elisabeth von Grabow , b. von der Kettenburg (* 1705 ; † July 7, 1779 in Güstrow ) was a German poet and educator .
Life
Friderike Elisabeth's father, Hans Friedrich von der Kettenburg, was ambassador to the imperial court in Vienna , where she grew up. She married the court judge Friedrich Wilhelm von Grabow in Güstrow. After she was widowed after a short marriage in 1746, Duchess Elisabeth Albertine appointed her tutor to the two princesses Christiane and (Sophie) Charlotte , who later became Queen of England.
The British traveler Thomas Nugent , who met her in Güstrow in 1766, described her in his travelogues. The name of Frau von Grabow as Sappho of Germany , which is often read in Charlotte's biographies, goes back to him . In 1753 the German Society of Greifswald accepted her as a member.
Works
- Freye's reflections on the Psalms of David in verse. Lübeck and Leipzig 1752; Preface by Sabine Elisabeth Oelgard von Bassewitz
literature
- Grete Grewolls: Who was who in Mecklenburg and Western Pomerania. The dictionary of persons . Hinstorff Verlag, Rostock 2011, ISBN 978-3-356-01301-6 , p. 3461 .
- Johann Georg Meusel , Lexicon of German writers who died between 1750 and 1800 , Volume 4, p. 316f, digitized version
- Johann Bernhard Krey, Contributions to Mecklenburg Church and Scholar History, Volume 2, p. 152f Digital report on the work
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Travels through Germany. 1768, Vol. 1, p. 274; German: Travels through Germany and especially through Mecklenburg (1781/1782), annotated new edition Thomas Helms Verlag Schwerin 2000, ISBN 978-3-931185-22-0 , pp. 143-147
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grabow, Friderike Elisabeth von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kettenburg, Friderike Elisabeth von der (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German poet and educator |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1705 |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 7, 1779 |
| Place of death | Guestrow |