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Staël, Germaine de (1766 - 1817)

Short name Staël, Germaine de
VIAF http://viaf.org/viaf/89204033/
First name Germaine
Birth name Necker
Married name Staël,
Alternative name Anne Louise Germaine Necker baronne de Staël-Holstein , Madame de Stael
Date of birth 1766
Date of death 1817
Flourishing -
Sex Female
Place of birth Paris
Place of death Paris
Lived in Coppet (Genève) , Surrey (region) , Rolle , Stockholm , Roma , London , Switzerland , France , Saint Petersburg , Weimar
Place of residence notes
Portrait of Mme de Staël
Mother Necker, Suzanne Curchod
Father Necker, Jacques
Children
Religion / ideology Protestant
Education
Aristocratic title -
Professional or ecclesiastical title Philosopher, woman of letters
Profession(s)
Memberships Groupe de Coppet
Place(s) of Residence Coppet (Genève) , Surrey (region) (1793-1793) , Rolle , Stockholm , Roma , London , Switzerland , France , Saint Petersburg , Weimar
Author of
Editor of -
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Receptions of Staël, Germaine de, the person (for receptions of her works, see under each individual Work)
Title Author Date Type
ZZ*Letters (1790-1801) commenting Germaine de Staël Charrière, Isabelle de 1790 comments on person
*Remarque dans A Vindication of the Rights of Women Wollstonecraft, Mary 1792 comments on person
Marmontel Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1805 None
*Reception of De Staël Alorna, Leonor de Almeida Portugal Lorena e Lencastre 1810 comments on person
St Petersburg den 14 (26) Augusti [Saint Petersburg on the 14th of August] Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1812 comments on person
London den 8. Oktober [London on the 8th of October] Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1813 comments on person
Utrikes nyheter. London den 10. Augusti Foreign news. London on the 10th of August] Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1813 comments on person
*Anecdote in Vaderlandsche Letteroefeningen Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1814 None
Paris den 14 Febr. [Paris the 14th of February] Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1815 comments on person
Paris den 10. Jan Paris on the 10th January Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1815 comments on person
Till salu finnes biografisk tidning (?) ofver Barone von Staël-Holstain on sale is a biographical newspaper (?) about Barone von Staël Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1816 lists person
[Name of the town] den 23 Oktober [Name of the town on the 23th of October] Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1816 comments on person
Baronin Stael; Necker's Urhteil uber die dramatische Kunst in Italien Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1817 None
Frankfurt den 10. Augusti [Frankfurt on 10th of August] Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1817 comments on person
Mevrouw van Stael en hare schriften Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1818 comments on person
*Mention in De Recensent Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1818 None
Le La Rochefoucauld des dames [unidentified author, multiple, separate records to be made] 1820 None
Notice sur le caractère et les écrits de Mme de Staël Necker de Saussure, Albertine 1820 is biography of
Altes und Neues Old and New Busching, - 1821 None
*Art. in Penélopé Meerten-Schilperoort, Anna Barbara van 1821 comments on person
Ohne die Kraft des Enthusiasmus Without the power of enthusiasm Unknown editor (to be identified) 1821 quotes person
Was nutzte der Rhum The Use of Rum Unknown editor (to be identified) 1821 quotes person
Aphorismen Aphorisms Costa, Henrik 1823 None
Hollands Roem Hendrik Collot d'Escury 1824 comments on person
Eingesandter Artikel Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1824 None
*Lettre. 89* aan Aurélien de Sèze, 24 okt. 1825 Sand, George (pseudonym) 1825 comments on person
*Art. in Vaderlandsche Letteroefeningen Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1827 None
Bemerkungen uber ein Sprichwort Remarks about a saying Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1827 None
*Art. in Algemeene konst -en letterbode Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1830 comments on person
Berigten. Parijs Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1830 None
*Art. in Vaderlandse Letteroefeningen Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1831 None
*Mention in Euphrosyne Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1832 comments on person
Physiologie du ridicule, ou suite d'observations Gay, Sophie 1833 comments on person
*Art. in Vaderlandse Letteroefeningen Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1834 None
*Art. in Bijdragen tot boeken -en menschenkennis Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1834 comments on person
*Art. on: Froukje Herbig: De arme luitenant en zijn huisgezin, in: Bijdragen tot boeken- en mensenkennis P.S. Schulte 1834 None
*art. in Vaderlandse Letteroefeningen Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1836 None
*Art. in Nederlandsch Magazijn ter verspreiding van algemeene en nuttige kundigheden Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1836 comments on person
*art. in Vaderlandse Letteroefeningen Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1836 None
*art. in Catholijke Nederlandsche stemmen Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1837 None
*Art. in Nieuwe Keur Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1837 comments on person
*Mention in art. in De Gids Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1838 None
*Art. in Vaderlandse Letteroefeningen Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1838 comments on person
*Mention in art. in De Gids Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1838 None
*Mention in Art. in De Gids Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1839 None
Bijzonderheden uit het leven van Mad. de Staël Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1840 comments on person
*Brief comment on Staël in letter to Potgieter Bosboom-Toussaint, Anna Louisa Geertruida 1841 None
Olaszhoni és Schweizi utazás (Travels in Italy and Switzerland) Polixéna Wesselényi 1842 comments on person
*Mention in: Madame de Charrière, art. in Le Semeur Ruchet, Caroline 1844 None
*Mention in Art. in de Gids Johannes van Vloten 1844 None
Fru Hanna Winsnes som Forfatterinde Mrs Hanna Winsnes as Authoress Sundt, Christian Ulrik 1849 None
Notizen News Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1850 None
Een avond bij de baronesse de Staël H.J. Schimmel 1851 comments on person
Over het wezen des romans […] Johannes Germanus Gunning, jr. 1851 None
*Lettre à Louis-Napoléon Bonaparte Sand, George (pseudonym) 1852 None
*Presented in schoolbook Kollewijn, Anthonie Marius 1853 comments on person
*Mention in article in De Gids *Mention in article in De Gids Potgieter, Everardus Johannes 1853 None
*Mention in Art. in De Gids Sicherer, Carl A.X.G.F. 1854 None
Mme de Stael, ambassadrice de Suède Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1856 comments on person
Autour de la Table Sand, George (pseudonym) 1856 None
Berigten Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1856 comments on person
*Mention in Art. in De Gids Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1858 None
Bettina Bettina Issleib, Ludwig 1859 None
Literatur Literature Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1859 None
Frau von Staël Madame de Stael Bölte, Amely 1859 is biography of
Franske Forfatterinder. Madame de Staël French authoresses. Madame de Staël Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1862 is biography of
*Mention of Stael in Art. in De Gids Busken Huet, Conrad 1862 None
*Mention of Stael in art. in De Gids Busken Huet, Conrad 1863 None
Fransche romans, een schetsjen in houtskool Jan ten Brink 1864 None
*Mention of Stael in Art. in De Gids Busken Huet, Conrad 1864 None
*mention in Art in Pandora [author male, various] [CREATE SEPARATE RECORDS] 1866 None
E., *Art. over Sismondi Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1866 None
Madama de Stael, by Rafael Ferrer y Bigné [author male, various] [CREATE SEPARATE RECORDS] 1866 comments on person
*Mention in art. in De Gids R.P. Mees,, Azn 1867 None
Ueber den Tanz und über Volkstänze About Dance and about Folk Dancing Heinrich Littrow 1869 quotes person
Ueber Tanz und ueber Volkstanze About dancing and about folk dancing Heinrich Littrow 1869 None
Presad na mydrost ili sbor ot Filosofski pouchitelni misli i nauka za vyzpitanieto detinsko i zanovouzheneni / Transplant of wisdom Transplant of wisdom or sum of Philosophical edifyingly thoughts and knowledge for education of children and just married Rachil Barak Dushanova 1869 None
*Letter to Busken Huet mentioning Stael Potgieter, Everardus Johannes 1869 comments on person
Ueber Tanz und ueber Volkstanze About dancing and about folk dancing Heinrich Littrow 1869 quotes person
*Mention in Art. in De Gids Jérôme Alexander Sillem 1869 None
Ueber Nationale Antipathien About National Antipathies Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1869 quotes person
Literarische Streifzuge Literary Roaming Schweiger-Lerchenfeld, Amand von 1869 None
Ueber Kalobiotik About Kalobiotik Heinrich Littrow 1870 None
Feuilleton Feuilleton Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1870 None
*Presented in schoolbook Pierson, Allard 1872 comments on person
De roman, voorheen en thans Wessels, W. 1874 comments on person
Geschiedenis van mijn leven History of my life Keetje Bruijns 1875 comments on person
Vios tis kirias Stael (Life of Mrs. Stael) [unidentified author, multiple, separate records to be made] 1875 is biography of
*Mention in Art. in de Gids J.H. Hooijer 1876 None
*Art. on George Sand in Vaderlandsche Letteroefeningen C.M. Vos 1876 None
Zona Zone Stritar, Josip 1876 None
Zona Zone Stritar, Josip 1876 None
J. Winkler Prins, *Mention in Art. in De Gids Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1877 None
*Mention in Art. in De Gids Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1880 None
I kiria Stael (Mrs Stael) Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1880 comments on person
*Mention in art. on Octave Feulliet J.H. Hooijer 1880 None
*DELETEremarque dans son Histoire de ma vie Keetje Bruijns 1880 comments on person
Bouvard et Pécuchet Flaubert, Gustave 1881 None
*Mention in art. Letterkundige Kroniek Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1883 None
Genie und Wahnsinn Genius and Madness Münz, S. 1884 None
Viktor Hugo Victor Hugo Svetič, Fran 1885 None
Female Suffrage La Ramée, Maria Louise de 1886 None
Madame de Staël Paul Jacquinet 1886 is biography of
*Mention in Histoire des femmes écrivains de la France Henri Carton 1886 is biography of
Frauen — über Frauen Women - About Women Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1886 quotes person
Frau von Staël, ihre Freunde und ihre Bedeutung in Politik und Literatur Mme de Staël, her friends and her importance in politics and literature Blennerhasset, Charlotte Julia (Lady) 1887 is biography of
*Mention in Art. in De Gids Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1887 None
*Mention in Art. in De Gids Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1888 None
O človeških dolžnostih About Human Duties Pellico, Silvio 1888 quotes person
*art Boekbeoordelingen Verwey, Albert 1889 None
*Mention in Art. in De Gids Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1889 None
*Mention in Art. in De Gids Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1889 None
*Art. on Mme de Staël (Les grands écrivains français, no. ?) Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1890 comments on person
Mme de Staël J. Desplantes , P. Pouthier 1890 is biography of
Les Petits poëtes et littérateurs, contes historiques dédiés à la jeunesse, par Mme Eugénie Foa... Le Roi René, Christine de Pisan, Clément Marot, Mme de Sévigné, Fénelon, Daniel de Foe, Bernardin de Saint-Pierre, Mme de Staël Foa, Eugénie 1890 is biography of
Mme de Staël (Les grands écrivains français) Sorel, Albert 1890 is biography of
*Mention in Art. in De Gids Pierson, Allard 1891 None
Boletin Bibliografico: Nuevo Teatro Critico Literary Bulletin: New Critical Theatre 1892 None
*Mention in article in De Gids Gerrit Kalff 1892 None
*Mention in Art. in De Gids Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1892 None
*Mention in Art. in De Gids Bijvanck, W.G.C. 1895 None
*Art. in Journal des Dames Kalliroi Parren 1896 None
*Mention in article: Znatnije književnice u stranih naroda/Important Foreign Women Writers Popović, Anđelija 1896 None
Književnost in umetnost Literature and art [unknown author, female, various] 1897 None
Hilda van Suylenburg Jong van Beek en Donk, Cecile de 1897 None
*Mention in Art. in De Gids Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1898 None
Dijak, liberalizem in socialno vorašanje Abram, Josip 1899 quotes person
*Essays on French literature Emilia Pardo Bazán 1900 comments on person
Heine Heine Kristan, Etbin 1900 quotes person
A Baronesa de Staël e o Duque de Palmela Madame de Staël and the Duke of Palmela Maria Cláudia de Campos, 1901 is biography of
Marya Konopnicka Maria Konopnicka Prijatelj, Ivan 1902 None
Weiss o reformkatolicizmu Ušeničnik, Aleš 1904 None
M. och Mme de Stael. En äktenskapshistoria i bref Mr and Mrs de Steal. A history of a marriage in letters [unidentified author, multiple, separate records to be made] 1905 is biography of
I kiria Stael (Mrs Stael) Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1906 comments on person
Femeia in literatura [La femme en littérature] Scriban, Eugenia 1907 is biography of
*art. on Germaine de Staël in Nuova Antologia *Nemi 1909 comments on person
Marinetti in njegova šola Marinetti and His School Svetek, Vladimir 1909 quotes person
Moderne slovenske romantične igre 1911 None
Edouard Rod Edouard Rod Ogris, Albin 1911 None
Pregled glavnih zastopnic francoskega slovstva Overview of the Main Female Representatives of French Literature Debeljak, Anton 1912 comments on person
Pop Šime Starčević Priest Šime Starčević Drechsler, Branko 1912 None
Na Žovneku On Žovnek Korun, Valentin 1913 None
Iz življenja klasičnih narodov Samsa, Janez 1913 None
Nova Zhopova pisma The New Letters of Zhop F.X. Zimmermann 1914 None
Ilirski "prognani kralji" The Illyrian "Exiled Kings" Ilešič, Fran 1914 None
Silvio Pelllico Silvio Pelllico Česnik, Ivo 1915 None
*Presented in schoolbook C. Goedeljee 1917 comments on person
Madame de Staël Madame de Staël Gruden, Ivan 1918 is biography of
Germaine von Stael. Ein Buch anläßlich ihrer... Ida Boy - Ed 1921 is biography of
Madame de Staël. En svensk ambassadörsgemåls triumfer och nederlag. Madame de Staël [unidentified author, multiple, separate records to be made] 1923 is biography of
Madame de Staël : fransk forfatterinde og politiker : en livsskildring Madame de Staël: French writer and politician: a life depiction Kristine Holsen 1923 is biography of
Portrait of Mme de Staël None is portrait of
MENTIONED IN: - Briquet 1804 - Carton 1886 - Sainte-Beuve, Portraits de femmes 103, 190, Causeries du Lundi, XIII, 208 (Jose Luis Diaz, "Sainte-Beuve chez les Muses", in Romantisme no 77, 1992, p.78 et p.81) - Jacquinet, Les femmes de France poètes et prosateurs, 1886 - Desplantes et Pouthier, 1890 - Larnac, Histoire de la littérature féminine en France, 1921 - Buck, Guide to women's literature, 1992: "[She] argues that philosophical study and religious sentiment are the key resources of the individual and society". - van den Berg/Couttenier 2009, 145 157 - Lettres européennes (Dutch version 1994) II, 653, 731, 764, 766, 769-70, 805. - Debeljak, Pregled, 1912 Cf. - Diesbach, Gh. De, Madame de Staël. Paris, 1983. - Guillemin, H., Madame de Staël et Napoléon. Paris, 1987 - Chantal Bertrand-Jennings, Un autre mal du siècle. Le romantisme des romancières, 1800-1846. Toulouse 2005. - Nicole Pellegrin (ed.), Histoire d’historiennes. PUSE, 2006. (art. N.Z.Davis)
Problems: works / receptions mixed up, svdmay10 Father: Jacques Necker Paralyzed by the end of her life. Number of children : 4 (2 sons, Auguste Louis, Albert ; 1 daughter, Gustavina ; 1 daughter illegitimate? ; 1 son illegitimate) Married (1786), liaison with Benjamin Constant, widowed, remarried (1816) to Rocca. KLK 1904 KLK 1915 MENTIONED IN: - Offen, European feminisms, 2000, p.73: novels containing “fem.”message