Java, Melati van (pseudonym) (1853 - 1927)
| Short name | Java, Melati van (pseudonym) |
|---|---|
| VIAF | http://viaf.org/viaf/33054635 |
| First name | Nicolina Maria |
| Birth name | Sloot |
| Married name | |
| Alternative name | Melati van Java — Mathilde — Mathilda — Max van Ravenstein |
| Date of birth | 1853 |
| Date of death | 1927 |
| Flourishing | - |
| Sex | Female |
| Place of birth | Semarang |
| Place of death | Noordwijk aan Zee |
| Lived in | Netherlands , Jakarta |
| Place of residence notes |
| Mother | |
|---|---|
| Father | |
| Children | |
| Religion / ideology | Catholic |
| Education | Educated at home, School education |
| Aristocratic title | - |
| Professional or ecclesiastical title | - |
| Profession(s) | |
|---|---|
| Memberships | Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde |
| Place(s) of Residence | Netherlands , Jakarta |
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-Circulations of Java, Melati van (pseudonym), the person (for circulations of her works, see under each individual Work)
| Title | Date | Type |
Receptions of Java, Melati van (pseudonym), the person
For receptions of her works, see under each individual Work.
| Title | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Art. in De Katholiek | Unknown journalist (to be identified) | 1875 | comments on person |
| *Letter to Potgieter, mentioning Sloot | Busken Huet, Conrad | 1875 | comments on person |
| "Melati in den vreemde" art. in De Portefeuille | Unknown journalist (to be identified) | 1880 | comments on person |
| *Lemma in Biografisch woordenboek | Branden, Frans Josef Peter van den , J. G. Frederiks | 1888 | comments on person |
| Geschiedenis der Noord-Nederlandsche Letteren in de XIXe eeuw | Jan ten Brink | 1889 | comments on person |
| Overzicht van de geschiedenis der Nederlandsche letterkunde en van haar hoofdvormen in proza en poezie (1ed) | J. L. Ph. Duijser | 1890 | comments on person |
| Mention in *Art. Boekbeoordelingen | Deyssel, Lodewijk van | 1890 | - |
| *Mention in Het aandeel der vrouw [...] | Maurits Basse | 1920 | - |
| Indië en Europa | Helsdingen Schoevers, Beata van | 1929 | - |
| Unknown maker, portrait of Nicolina Maria Christina Sloot inscribed '‘Dochter van Indië’, undated, private collection | None | is portrait of |
MENTIONED IN:
- Jonckbloet VI 397
- Winkler - Basse I 119
- Ter Laan 1941 (DBNL)
- Knuvelder, 1977, Bd. 4, p. 411: "de voortzetsters van de romantische huiskamer-novellistiek: Melati van Java en Christine Vetter [...]".
- Van Bork en Verkruijsse 1985 (DBNL)
- De Vries, Een stad vol lezers 2011
Also lived in The Hague and Amsterdam.
NOT MENTIONED IN:
- Kalff
- Knuvelder 1982 (Beknopt handboek)
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Member of Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde.
Asked by Catharina van Rees to contribute to the "Bibliotheek van Nederlandse schrijfsters"; this does not eventually take place (cf. art. Kuitert)
Contributes to Minkmans Roman-Bibliotheek (id.)
According to Ten Brink, she wrote small novellas in the "Katholiek Stuiversmagazijn" in 1873 en 1874 . (E.N.)
Contibuted to:
- De Portefeuille
- Lelie- en Rozeknoppen
- Hollandsche Lelie
Head editor of De familiebode, Uitspanningslectuur, jrg. 1 - 1882.
Material in Letterkundig Museum, The Hague
KLK 1904