Minna Herzlieb
Christiane Friederike Wilhelmine Herzlieb, known as Minna (22 May 1789 – 10 July 1865) was the foster-daughter of the German publisher Carl Friedrich Ernst Frommann (1765–1839).
Life
Her father was a superintendent in her birthplace of
Goethe, who presented her with some sonnets. She also served as an inspiration for the character of "Ottilie" in his Elective Affinities
.
In 1821 she married professor Karl Wilhelm Walch but it was not a love match and may have contributed to her mental breakdown and death in a mental hospital in Görlitz in 1865.
External links
- Literature by and about Minna Herzlieb in the German National Library catalogue
- Biographical notes @ Internet Archive
- Goethezeit Portal
- Goethe biography @ Odyssee Theatre
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