Therese von Lützow
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Baroness Therese von Lützow (born 4 July 1804 in Stuttgart; died 16 September 1852 in Tjilatjap, Java) was a German noblewoman and writer.
Early life[edit]
Born as daughter of Heinrich Christian Gottfried von Struve (1772-1851), member of the Struve family and his wife, Countess Sophie Elisabeth Wilhelmine Oexle von Friedenberg (1780–1837).
Biography[edit]
She moved to Hamburg, and finally to Saint Petersburg, where her father served as an ambassador. Therese married firstly Robert Gabriel von Bacheracht (1798-1884). Later she divorced him and married Baron Heinrich von Lützow (1807-1879). Therese accompanied her second husband, to Java, where she died.[1]
Works[edit]
Her chief publication is the correspondence between Wilhelm von Humboldt and her friend Charlotte Diede, under the title Briefe an eine Freundin von Wilhehn von Humboldt (1847; 12th ed. 1891). Her other works include society novels, such as Lydia (1884) and Weltglück (1885), and several volumes of travel.
References[edit]
- ^ "Therese Henriette Antoinette Elisabeth von Lützow". 4 July 1804.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.