Sophie Borries

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Sophie Borries , b. Rohde (born August 18, 1799/1793 in Gramzow near Teterow ; † May 15, 1841 ) was a German poet ( pseudonym Diotima ).

Life

She was born as the eldest daughter of the domain tenant Rohde. Due to the poverty of her parents, she was dependent on gainful employment. She worked as a governess , first in Gramzow, then with the Baroness von Kirchbach in Hohensee near Wolgast . There she met the widowed Councilor Borries, whom she married at the age of 22. After the death of her parents, she brought up her younger siblings; she had no children herself. Sophie Borries dealt with literature and art and wrote her own poems, some of which were published in the New West Pomerania entertainment paper Sundine . She was friends with the naturalist and poet Adelbert von Chamisso and his wife Antonie Piaste. Chamisso's friend and father-in-law, Julius Eduard Hitzig , recommended Sophie Borries to speak to him. She had a lively exchange of letters with Chamisso. Chamisso was very close to Sophie and after the death of his wife the first thing he turned to Sophie Borries. He also remembers her in his works.

literature

  • Abraham Voß: Germany's female poets (from 1500 to 1846) in chronological order , Verlag von Vollmann and Schmidt, Düsseldorf 1847, p. 363f (three poems)

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Remarks

  1. ^ Adolf Häckermann :  Borries, Sophie . In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Volume 3, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1876, p. 179.
personal data
SURNAME Borries, Sophie
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rohde, Sophie (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German poet
DATE OF BIRTH August 18, 1799
PLACE OF BIRTH Gramzow near Teterow
DATE OF DEATH May 15, 1841