BEKKER (or WOLFF), ELIZABETH (1738–1804)
Online Encyclopedia
Originally appearing in Volume
V03,
Page 661
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
BEKKER (or WOLFF), ELIZABETH (1738–1804)
, Dutch novelist, was married to Adrian Violff, a Reformed clergyman, but is always known under her maiden name
.
After the death of her husband in 1777, she resided for some See also: - TIME (0. Eng. Lima, cf. Icel. timi, Swed. timme, hour, Dan. time; from the root also seen in " tide," properly the time of between the flow and ebb of the sea, cf. O. Eng. getidan, to happen, " even-tide," &c.; it is not directly related to Lat. tempus)
- TIME, MEASUREMENT OF
- TIME, STANDARD
in France, with her close friend, Agatha Deken
.
She was exposed to some of the dangers of the French Revolution, and, it is said, escaped the guillotine only by her great presence of mind
.
In 1795 she returned to See also: - HOLLAND
- HOLLAND, CHARLES (1733–1769)
- HOLLAND, COUNTY AND PROVINCE OF
- HOLLAND, HENRY FOX, 1ST BARON (1705–1774)
- HOLLAND, HENRY RICH, 1ST EARL OF (1S9o-,649)
- HOLLAND, HENRY RICHARD VASSALL FOX, 3RD
- HOLLAND, JOSIAH GILBERT (1819-1881)
- HOLLAND, PHILEMON (1552-1637)
- HOLLAND, RICHARD, or RICHARD DE HOLANDE (fl. 1450)
- HOLLAND, SIR HENRY, BART
, and resided at the Hague till her death
.
Her novels were written in conjunction with Agatha Deken, and it is somewhat difficult to determine the exact qualities contributed by each
.
The Historie van See also: - WILLIAM
- WILLIAM (1143-1214)
- WILLIAM (1227-1256)
- WILLIAM (1J33-1584)
- WILLIAM (A.S. Wilhelm, O. Norse Vilhidlmr; O. H. Ger. Willahelm, Willahalm, M. H. Ger. Willehelm, Willehalm, Mod.Ger. Wilhelm; Du. Willem; O. Fr. Villalme, Mod. Fr. Guillaume; from " will," Goth. vilja, and " helm," Goth. hilms, Old Norse hidlmr, meaning
- WILLIAM (c. 1130-C. 1190)
- WILLIAM, 13TH
Levend (1785), Historic van Sara Burgerhart (1790), Abraham Blankaart (1787), Cornelie Wildschut (1793–1796), were extremely popular
.
End of Article: BEKKER (or WOLFF), ELIZABETH (1738–1804)
|
[back]
BEKESCSABA
|
[next]
AUGUST IMMANUEL BEKKER (1785–1871)
|
del.icio.us it!