HEINRICH

CHRISTIAN

See also:

• HEINRICH CHRISTIAN BOIE (1744-1806)

BOIE (1744-1806)  , German author, was born at Meldorf in the then Danish province of Schleswig-Holstein on the 19th of July 1744 . After studying law at Jena, he went in 1769 to Gottingen, where he became one of the leading spirits in the Gottingen " Dichterbund " or " Hain." Boie's poetical talent was not great, but his thorough knowledge of literaturg, his excellent taste and sound judgment, made him an ideal person to awake the poetical genius of others . Together with F . W . Gotter (q.v.) he founded in 1770 the Gottingen Musenalmanach, which he directed and edited until 1775, when, in conjunction with C . W. von Dohn'i (1751-1$20), he brought out Das deutsche Museum, which became one of the best literary periodicals of the day . In 1776 Boie became secretary to the commander-in-chief at Hanover, and in 1781 was appointed administrator of the province of Siiderditmarschen in Holstein . He died at Meldorf on the 3rd of March 18o6 . See K . Weinhold, Heinrich Christian Boie (Halle, 1868) .