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Philippine Auguste Amalie von Reden , b. Freiin Knigge (born November 25, 1775 in Kassel , † December 10, 1841 in Hameln ) was a German writer and translator . She was the daughter of Adolph Freiherr Knigge and Henriette von Baumbach .
Life
The baptismal names Philippine Auguste Amalie are a reference to the Landgrave Philippine von Hessen-Kassel , at whose court Adolph Knigge worked. Philippine von Reden grew up on the Baumbach estate in Nentershausen . Contrary to his general view of bringing up girls, Knigge himself taught his daughter science subjects and languages. She wrote the book An Attempt at Logic for Women when she was 15 .
After the death of her father, Philippine married Lieutenant Colonel Claus Friedrich von Reden on March 26, 1798 (* November 3, 1774, † June 6, 1840). Philippine von Reden moved with her husband, mother and a foster sister first to Clausthal , then to Wendlinghausen and finally to Hameln .
children
She had several children with her husband:
- Friedrich Wilhelm Otto Ludwig (February 11, 1802; † December 12, 1857) ⚭ 1841 Helene Loziczky de Baya (* August 17, 1815; † January 23, 1897)
- Klaus Friedrich Wilhelm Ludwig (* December 16, 1809 - June 7, 1880), magistrate 1843 Julie Dorothea Zwicker (* March 19, 1824 - January 26, 1886), adopted daughter of Count Friedrich Adolph Gottlieb von Eyben
- Wilhelm Karl (born October 26, 1811; † February 26, 1841) ⚭ 1839 Marie Wilhelmine Melusine Theodore von Müller (born May 26, 1815)
Works
- Attempt a logic for women. 1789, digitized
- Brief biography of Freyherr Adolph Knigge. 1823, digitized
- Rules of life, hints of good tone and good company for virgins and girls who enter the big world. 1826
- Soul mirror for young ladies from the higher classes who wish to combine education of the mind, reason and kindness of heart with wisdom, decency and fine morals. Ilmenau 1830
literature
Web links
- Literature by and about Philippine von Reden in the catalog of the German National Library
- www.garnisonkirche-hameln.de/078_Reden,%20P.AAhtm ( Memento from October 5, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Photo of the tombstone
Individual evidence
- ↑ Nübel: Knigge and his daughter Philippine or About dealing with women (PDF; 153 kB)
- ↑ The widow marries the mayor of Lüneburg , Wilhelm Barckhausen (* 1810; † October 13, 1859) in 1844
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Talking, Philippine from |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Talking, Philippine Auguste Amalie from |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German author, daughter of Adolph Freiherr Knigge |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 25, 1775 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | kassel |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 10, 1841 |
| Place of death | Hamelin |