Katharina von Grünewaldt
Katharina Sophie Kitty von Grünewaldt (born September 15 (Julian. Kal.) / September 27, 1866 in Minsk ; † January 1, 1917 in Reval ) was a Baltic German deaconess and poet .
Origin and family
Katharina von Grünewaldt came from the German-Baltic noble family von Grünewaldt . Her father was Conrad Moritz Georg von Grünewaldt (1825–1868), a son of the civil governor Johann von Grünewaldt (1796–1862). Her mother was Natalie von der Pahlen-Astrau (1831-1900). Katharina was unmarried.
Her older sister Anna Katharina Alexandra von Grünewaldt (born March 4, 1859 in Affel ; † May 30, 1913 on the trip from Berlin to Eydtkuhnen ) was a teacher and from 1892 to 1910 superior of the Kaiserin Augusta Foundation in Potsdam . She was awarded the Cross of Merit for Women and Virgins .
Her second oldest sister Auguste Elisabeth von Grünewaldt (born April 16, 1861 in Affel) was abbess of the Fellin's noble fräuleinstift from 1909 .
Life
After homeschooling , Katharina attended the Auguste Kuschky School in Reval, then also in Reval from 1879 to 1883 the Howensche School. This was followed by training in the Diakonisches Haus Frankfurt am Main , Diakonie Neuendettelsau and in Berlin . From 1908 to 1917 she was Superior of the Diaconal Institution in Reval.
Works (excerpt)
- Reval. (Poem) In: Our home . 1907, p. 24.
- Today on the blooming heather. (Poem) In: Franz Kluge (Hrsg.): Voices of poets from Estonia's hardest time . Reval 1918, p. 43.
- Forest noise. (Poem). In: Franz Kluge (ed.): Voices of poets from Estonia's hardest time . Reval 1918, p. 44.
- Blown sounds. (Poems). Reval, 1918.
literature
- Gruenewaldt. In: Genealogical handbook of the Baltic knighthoods (= Estonia. Volume I). Publishing house for kin research and heraldry CA Starke, Görlitz 1930, p. 45 ( online ).
- Georges Wrangell: Genealogy of the family von Grünewaldt. Grünewald family (ed.), Reval 1913, ( online (pdf) ), hdl: 10062/25989 .
- Carola L. Gottzmann , Petra Hörner: Lexicon of the German-language literature of the Baltic States and St. Petersburg . De Gruyter, Berlin 2007, ISBN 978-3-11-019338-1 , p. 505 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Katharina von Grünewaldt in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Katharina von Grünewaldt in the bibliographic database WorldCat
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://bbld.de/0000000014630581
- ^ Baltic Historical Commission (ed.): Entry on Anna Katharina Alexandra von Grünewaldt. In: BBLD - Baltic Biographical Lexicon digital
- ↑ Fellinsches Adeliger Fräuleinstift Archived copy ( memento of the original from August 8, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ A school founded by Auguste Kuschky in Reval in 1868 ... 4 classes, each with a 2-year course ... Basis: dancing, ice skating, theater were strictly forbidden. In: Album of the Howenschen and Elisenschule , Reval, 1930, page 11 [1] , accessed September 7, 2018
- ↑ Elise vd Howen ( 1834-1923 ) succeeded August Kuschky. In: Album of the Howenschen and Elisenschule , Reval, 1930, page 11
- ↑ In Reval, today Tallinn, the Diakonie had taken over its first home for handicapped children. In: KIRCHE IM OSTEN 35/1992, Verlag Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, ISBN 3525563914 , 9783525563915 [2] , page 129, accessed on September 10, 2018
- ^ [3] Lexicon of German-Language Literature from the Baltic States and St. Petersburg Excerpt from books.google.de. Retrieved September 13, 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Grünewaldt, Katharina von |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Grünewaldt, Katharina Sophie Kitty von (full name); Gruenewaldt, kitty from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German-Baltic writer and deaconess |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 27, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Minsk |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 1, 1917 |
| Place of death | Reval |