Amalie Schoppe

Amalie Schoppe ( born October 9, 1791 in Burg auf Fehmarn, † September 25, 1858 in Schenectady, New York, United States) was a German writer, who also used the pseudonyms Adalbert of Skåne, Amalia and Marie. She is known primarily as a children's and YA author. Your oeuvre includes 200 volumes.

Life

Amalie Schoppe was born as the daughter of the physician Friedrich Wilhelm way. When her father died in 1798, she came to an uncle in Hamburg until the mother in 1802 a second marriage with the Hamburg businessman Johann Georg Burmeister received. In her youth, Amalie Schoppe primarily dealt with languages ​​and medicine.

1814 she married the later jurists FH Schoppe, which they gave three sons. After the early death of her husband in 1829 she made through their strong literary activity for the maintenance of the family. At times, she directed together with Fanny Tarnow an educational institution for girls.

She was friends with Rosa Maria Assing, Justinus Kerner and Adelbert von Chamisso, is also adopted by the young poet Friedrich Hebbel and procured him patrons, which allowed him to study. From 1827 to 1846 it issued the Paris fashion leaves that also contained literary contributions. In addition, she worked in numerous magazines and from 1831 to 1839 editor of the youth magazine Iduna. From 1842 to 1845 she lived in Jena, then again in Hamburg. In 1851, finally, she moved with her son to the United States, and died at the age of 66 years in Schenectady NY.

After the Amalie Schoppe - Schoppe - way in Hamburg- Barmbek -Nord and Burg ( Fehmarn ) was named a Amalie Schoppe - road.

Works

  • The Sang- king Hiarne. Nordland saga. With 12 engravings. Heidelberg, Engelmann, 1828
  • The fatherless, Leipzig 1825 ( digitized )
  • The emigrants to Brazil or the hut on Gigitonhonha; together with yet another moral and entertaining stories for the beloved youth 10 to 14 years, Amelang, Berlin 1828 ( digitized )
  • The gods and heroes of the North, or: The Book of the word, Berlin 1832 ( digitized )
  • " ... The most wonderful creature, that I ever saw. " A writer of the Biedermeier period (1791-1858) in letters and writings, edited by Hargen Thomsen, Bielefeld 2008. ISBN 978-3-89528-687-2
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