Julie Clodius
Julie Friederike Henriette Clodius , b. Stölzel, (born August 20, 1750 in Altenburg , † March 3, 1805 in Dresden ) was a German writer .
Life
Clodius was born as the daughter of the Commissioner Stölzel in Altenburg in Thuringia . She received an "excellent education" from her parents. At the age of 18 she married the poet and philosophy professor Christian August Clodius in Leipzig . Their son, the poet Christian August Heinrich Clodius , was born in 1772.
Through her husband, Clodius came into contact with important people of her time, according to Adam Friedrich Oeser , and continued his education. In addition to English, she also spoke Italian. She translated works from English and began to write herself. Her own works remained unprinted during her lifetime and were only published by her son in 1806.
Clodius died in 1805 while visiting Dresden.
Works
Clodius wrote several articles in various periodicals. Also in print:
- 1784: Poems by Elisa Carter and Charlotte Smith (translation)
- 1784: Biographical epilogue in: Christian August Clodius - New mixed writings (5th part)
- 1806: Eduard Montrefrevil (novel, posthumously, edited together with fragments from your papers by Christian August Heinrich Clodius)
literature
- Elisabeth Friedrichs: The German-speaking women writers of the 18th and 19th centuries. A lexicon . Metzler, Stuttgart 1981, p. 51.
- Carl Wilhelm Otto August Schindel: The German women writers of the nineteenth century, first part AL . FA Brockhaus, Leipzig 1823, pp. 99-101.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Lt. Friedrich, Schindel, ADB. Her maiden name is also occasionally given as Stöltzel .
- ↑ Schindel, p. 99.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Clodius, Julie |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Clodius, Julie Friederike Henriette (full name); Stölzel, Julie (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 20, 1750 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Altenburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 3, 1805 |
| Place of death | Dresden |