Charlotte Niese
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Charlotte Niese was a German
writer
, poet
and teacher
.
Niese was born in Burg on the island of Fehmarn
, then under the direct rule of King Frederick VII of Denmark
. Her father was the local pastor who later became director of a seminary in Eckernförde
. Her mother was Benedicte Marie Niese (born Matthiesen). Charlotte Niese passed her exams as a teacher in Eckernförde, and she became a tutor in what was, since 1866, the Prussian
Province of Schleswig-Holstein
, in the Rhine Province
, and as a boarding school teacher in Montreux
.
Niese went with her mother, then a widow, to Plön
and began publishing her writings, at first under the masculine pseudonym "Lucian Bürger".
In 1884, Niese settled in the city of Altona
, where her mother used to live, and in 1888 she moved to Ottensen
, which in 1889 became a part of Altona. She no longer needed to work as a teacher, as she had become one of the best known Holstein
regional writers.
In her work, Niese campaigned not only for the improvement of educational and employment opportunities for women, but also managed the local section of the North German Women's Organisation in Altona. As a child she had seen that her six brothers, one of whom was the Classical scholar Benedikt Niese
, were all allowed higher education and professional careers, while her father refused these to herself or her sister. She herself wrote only within the socially accepted boundaries of women's writing of her day, her socially conservative views preventing her from more radical action. The closest she got to political activity was signing a letter of protest against the construction of a tramway line, along the street where she lived, in 1904.
Niese died in her home in 1935 and was buried in the nearby Altona-Ottensen cemetery.
More of her writings appeared in the illustrated family periodical Die Gartenlaube
. Some of her novels and short stories were translated into other languages, including Flemish.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
writer
Writer
A writer is a person who produces literature, such as novels, short stories, plays, screenplays, poetry, or other literary art. Skilled writers are able to use language to portray ideas and images....
, poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and teacher
Teacher
A teacher or schoolteacher is a person who provides education for pupils and students . The role of teacher is often formal and ongoing, carried out at a school or other place of formal education. In many countries, a person who wishes to become a teacher must first obtain specified professional...
.
Niese was born in Burg on the island of Fehmarn
Fehmarn
Fehmarn is an island and - since 2003 - a town on this island in the Baltic Sea, off the eastern coast of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, and ca. 18 kilometers south of the Danish island of Lolland...
, then under the direct rule of King Frederick VII of Denmark
Frederick VII of Denmark
Frederick VII was a King of Denmark. He reigned from 1848 until his death. He was the last Danish monarch of the older Royal branch of the House of Oldenburg and also the last king of Denmark to rule as an absolute monarch...
. Her father was the local pastor who later became director of a seminary in Eckernförde
Eckernförde
Eckernförde is a German city in Schleswig-Holstein, Kreis Rendsburg-Eckernförde at the Baltic Sea near Kiel. The population is about 23,000.All German submarines are stationed in Eckernförde....
. Her mother was Benedicte Marie Niese (born Matthiesen). Charlotte Niese passed her exams as a teacher in Eckernförde, and she became a tutor in what was, since 1866, the Prussian
Kingdom of Prussia
The Kingdom of Prussia was a German kingdom from 1701 to 1918. Until the defeat of Germany in World War I, it comprised almost two-thirds of the area of the German Empire...
Province of Schleswig-Holstein
Province of Schleswig-Holstein
The Province of Schleswig-Holstein was a province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia from 1868 to 1946. It was created from the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein, which had been conquered by Prussia and the Austrian Empire from Denmark in the Second War of Schleswig in 1864...
, in the Rhine Province
Rhine Province
The Rhine Province , also known as Rhenish Prussia or synonymous to the Rhineland , was the westernmost province of the Kingdom of Prussia and the Free State of Prussia, within the German Reich, from 1822-1946. It was created from the provinces of the Lower Rhine and Jülich-Cleves-Berg...
, and as a boarding school teacher in Montreux
Montreux
Montreux is a municipality in the district of Riviera-Pays-d'Enhaut in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.It is located on Lake Geneva at the foot of the Alps and has a population, , of and nearly 90,000 in the agglomeration.- History :...
.
Niese went with her mother, then a widow, to Plön
Plön (district)
Plön is a district in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Ostholstein and Segeberg, the city of Neumünster, the district of Rendsburg-Eckernförde, the city of Kiel and the Baltic Sea.- History :...
and began publishing her writings, at first under the masculine pseudonym "Lucian Bürger".
In 1884, Niese settled in the city of Altona
Altona, Hamburg
Altona is the westernmost urban borough of the German city state of Hamburg, on the right bank of the Elbe river. From 1640 to 1864 Altona was under the administration of the Danish monarchy. Altona was an independent city until 1937...
, where her mother used to live, and in 1888 she moved to Ottensen
Ottensen
Ottensen located in Hamburg, Germany in the Altona borough on the right bank of the Elbe river, is a former town. It is a now one of the 105 quarters of Hamburg. Ottensen is an urban area, which population was 32,757 in 2006....
, which in 1889 became a part of Altona. She no longer needed to work as a teacher, as she had become one of the best known Holstein
Holstein
Holstein is the region between the rivers Elbe and Eider. It is part of Schleswig-Holstein, the northernmost state of Germany....
regional writers.
In her work, Niese campaigned not only for the improvement of educational and employment opportunities for women, but also managed the local section of the North German Women's Organisation in Altona. As a child she had seen that her six brothers, one of whom was the Classical scholar Benedikt Niese
Benedikt Niese
Jürgen Anton Benedikt Niese , also known as Benedict, Benediktus or Benedictus Niese, was a German classical scholar....
, were all allowed higher education and professional careers, while her father refused these to herself or her sister. She herself wrote only within the socially accepted boundaries of women's writing of her day, her socially conservative views preventing her from more radical action. The closest she got to political activity was signing a letter of protest against the construction of a tramway line, along the street where she lived, in 1904.
Niese died in her home in 1935 and was buried in the nearby Altona-Ottensen cemetery.
Works
- Cajus Rungholt; appeared under the pseudonym Lucian Bürger
- Licht und Schatten (Light and Shadows, 1895)
- Vergangenheit - Erzählung aus der Emigrantenzeit (1902), "Past - Account from the Emigrants Time"
- Stadt, in der ich wohne ("The City I live in", 1908)
- Minette von Söhlenthal (1909), "Minette of Sohlen Valley"
- Allerlei Schicksale ("All Kinds of Stories")
- Als der Mond in Dorotheens Zimmer schien (As the Moon Shone in Dorothea's Room)
- Aus dänischer Zeit (Bilder und Skizzen, Erinnerungen an die Kindheit in Burg), "From Danish Times - Memories of Childhood in Burg"
- Aus schweren Tagen ("From Difficult Days")
- Das Lagerkind (Geschichte aus dem deutschen Krieg, published 1914), stories from the German war
- Der Verrückte Flinsheim und Zwei Andere Novellen (1914), "The Man Flintsheim and Two Other Novels"
- Barbarentöchter (Eine Erzählung aus der Zeit des Weltkrieges, published 1915), "Barbarian Daughters" (an account from the time of World War I)
- Das Tagebuch der Ottony von Kelchberg ("The Diary of ~ ")
- Die Allerjüngste ("The Very Youngest")
- Die Hexe von Mayen ("The Witch of Mayen")
- Er und Sie ("He and She")
- Geschichten aus Holstein ("Stories from Holstein")
- Nesthäkchen Gretel - Eine von den Jüngsten ("Gretel - One of the Youngsters")
- Reisezeit ("Travel Time")
- Von denen, die daheim geblieben ("Of Those Who Stayed Home")
- Was Mahlmann erzählte ("What Mahlmann Recounted")
- Was Michel Schneidewind als Junge erlebte ("What Michel Lived when Young")
- Vom Kavalier und seiner Nichte (1919), "Of the Cavalier and His Niece"
- Von Gestern und Vorgestern - Lebenserinnerungen (1924), "From Yesterday and the Past - Memoirs"
- Die Reise der Gräfin Sibylle (1926), "The Journey of Countess Sibylle"
- Schloß Emkendorf (1928), "Castle Emkendorf"
- Unter dem Joch des Korsen - Volksstück in 5 Aufzügen ("Under the Yoke of the Corsican" - folk play in 5 sets)
More of her writings appeared in the illustrated family periodical Die Gartenlaube
Die Gartenlaube
Die Gartenlaube Illustrirtes Familienblatt , was a forerunner of modern magazines, and the first major success of the German weekly. The name means "The Garden Arbor Family Journal" but the magazine is known worldwide as "Die Gartenlaube"...
. Some of her novels and short stories were translated into other languages, including Flemish.