Sophia Margaretha Cornelia Junius (1853 - 1904)

Short name Sophia Margaretha Cornelia Junius
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First name Sophia Margaretha Cornelia
Birth name Junius
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Alternative name Johanna van Woude , Bella , Sophia van Wermeskerken
Date of birth 1853
Date of death 1904
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Sex Female
Place of birth Netherlands
Place of death Netherlands
Lived in Utrecht , Netherlands
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Religion / ideology Protestant
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Sophia Margaretha Cornelia Junius was ...
related to Francisca Junius - Ijzerman
related to Calcar, Elise van
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Memberships Leesmuseum voor Vrouwen in Amsterdam (Source: Els Prinse) , Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde
Place(s) of Residence Utrecht , Netherlands
Receptions of Sophia Margaretha Cornelia Junius, the person (for receptions of her works, see under each individual Work)
Title Author Date Type
*Lemma in Biografisch woordenboek Branden, Frans Josef Peter van den , J. G. Frederiks 1888 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 Aangename uren, leesboek voor Gymnasia, Hoogere Burgerscholen, Kweek en Normaalscholen F.J. Heeris , W. Toose 1898 comments on person
*Lemma in Het aandeel der vrouw [...] Maurits Basse 1920 comments on person
MENTIONED IN: - Basse I 119, 121 - Ter Laan 1941 see link DBNL - van den Berg/Couttenier 2009, 503 See also Ten Brink, list of pseudonyms
Born in Tiel (23-11-1853), died in Utrecht (26-11-1904). Married to Johannes van Wermeskerken (1847-1918) in 1880. Two sons. Accused of an attempt to poison her husband, followed by divorce in 1901. Lost custody of her children. Admitted to the Geneeskundig Gesticht voor Krankzinnigen (Insane Asylum) in Utrecht in 1902, with what is now suspected to have been dementia paralytica (neurosyphilis) as a result of an untreated syphilis infection. She continued to write. (see DVN) Utrechtse literaire canon 96 (2008) Pseudonym Bella used until 1879. Member of Leesmuseum voor Vrouwen in Amsterdam (Source: Els Prinse) Elected as one of the first 13 female members of the Maatschappij der Nederlandsche Letterkunde in 1893. (DVN) From 1887 editor of De Hollandsche Lelie, from 1889 head editor. Collaborator Hollandsche Lelie According to “Ontluikende Lelies” IIAV 1995 Contributed to: - Nederland Material in the Letterkundig Museum The Hague (GR0714). UtrechtUnesco