Hedwig von Below

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Hedwig von Below , b. Hennigs, married Schmidt, (born November 1, 1858 in Waldenburg , † after 1913) was a German writer . She also wrote under the pseudonym Hans von Below .

Life

She was born as the daughter of the porcelain and art painter Karl Hennigs in Silesia and spent part of her childhood in Warmbrunn . After the death of her father shortly before Hedwig Hennigs' seventh birthday, she moved with her mother and siblings first to Breslau and later to Berlin .

Hedwig Hennigs initially trained as an actress and worked for a short time at a theater in Berlin. In 1880 she married the former manor owner Karl von Below and gave up her acting career. Her husband died in 1893. Hedwig von Below turned to writing only after his death and wrote fairy tales, novels and short stories as well as comedies for the stage. Her second marriage was from 1899 to the bank director H. Schmidt, with whom she lived in Berlin.

Works

  • The little peach blossom. Fairy tale. Fontane, Berlin 1894.
  • Wild Alex. Funny novel. Steinitz, Berlin 1895.
  • The juggler child. Novella. 1896.
  • Humoresques. 1896.
  • The avenger of old guilt. Novel. 1897.
  • Three one-act plays. The Herthapriesteress; Lotus flower; Mater Dolorosa. Decision, Berlin 1898.
  • The mayor's wife. Comedy. 1898.
  • Whip. Novella. 1903.

literature

  • Schmidt, Hedwig . In: Franz Brümmer : Lexicon of German poets and prose writers from the beginning of the 19th century to the present . Volume 6. Brockhaus, Leipzig 1913, p. 229.
  • Below, Hedwig . In: Elisabeth Friedrichs: The German-speaking women writers of the 18th and 19th centuries. A lexicon . Metzler, Stuttgart 1981, ISBN 3-476-00456-2 , (Repertories on the History of German Literature 9), p. 20.
  • Below, Hans von . In: Sophie Pataky (Hrsg.): Lexicon of German women of the pen . Volume 2. Verlag Carl Pataky, Berlin 1898, p. 480 ( digitized version ).
  • Below, Mrs. Hedwig von . In: Sophie Pataky (Hrsg.): Lexicon of German women of the pen . Volume 2. Verlag Carl Pataky, Berlin 1898, p. 480 f. ( Digitized version ).

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personal data
SURNAME Below, Hedwig von
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schmidt, Hedwig (second married name); Hennigs, Hedwig (maiden name); Below, Hans von (pseudonym)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German writer
DATE OF BIRTH November 1, 1858
PLACE OF BIRTH Waldenburg
DATE OF DEATH after 1913