Johanna Magdalena von Gersdorf
Johanna Magdalena von Gersdorf , married von Geusau (born December 31, 1706 in Großhennersdorf in the Electorate of Saxony ; † December 17, 1744 in Saalfeld , Duchy of Saxony-Saalfeld ), was a German hymn poet .
Life
Johanna Magdalena von Gersdorf from the noble family of the same name was born on December 31, 1706 on the Großhennersdorf estate near Zittau in Upper Lusatia . When the mother, a granddaughter of David von Schweinitz , died, the eleven-year-old Johanna Magdalena was further raised by her pious but widowed great-aunt Henriette Catharina von Gersdorff . Through their upbringing, she received a talent for poetry, and she also learned Latin , Greek and French . She already turned to the faith through her great aunt, but at the age of 17 she turned completely back after a lecture by the Großhennersdorf pastor Gottlob Adolph about rebirth .
At the age of 33, Johanna Magdalena von Gersdorf came to the court in Copenhagen in 1740 and acted as lady-in-waiting of the then Hereditary Princess of Denmark . On August 28, 1742, she married Hofmarschall Rudolf Freiherr von Geusau in Saalfeld . Another two years later, on December 17, 1744, she died there at the age of 37, where she had made fame through her poems. In the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie , her life was characterized as simple and pious.
Two of her poems were included in the collection of new songs that appeared in Wernigerode in 1752 .
Works
- God my God you are love
- So I rest comfortably in your wounds
literature
- unknown author: Geusau, Johanna Magdalena von . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 9, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1879, p. 129.
- Friedrich Wilhelm Bautz : Gersdorf, Johanna Magdalena von. In: Biographisch-Bibliographisches Kirchenlexikon (BBKL). Volume 2, Bautz, Hamm 1990, ISBN 3-88309-032-8 , Sp. 228-229.
Remarks
- ↑ In the Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie she is mentioned as Johanna Magdalena von Geusau , where it is stated that she should not be confused with her great aunt named Henriette Catharina von Gersdorff .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gersdorf, Johanna Magdalena von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Geusau, Johanna Magdalena von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German hymn poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 31, 1706 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Großhennersdorf |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 17, 1744 |
| Place of death | Saalfeld |