Katharina Sibylla Schücking
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Katharina Sibylla Schücking (26 January 1791, Ahlen
- 2 November 1831, Ludmillenhof, Sögel
, near Meppen
; née Katharina Busch) was a German poet from Westphalia
.
and was educated at Agnetenberg abbey. She spent 1807 to 1809 in Münster
, where her literary talent was recognised and encouraged by Anton Matthias Sprickmann
and where she also joined the circle of Adelheid Amalie Gallitzin
. She returned to Dülmen in 1809.
She first published her poetry in 1810, in Friedrich Raßmann's Mimigardia. She had asked for the poems to be published anonymously, but the publisher did not respect her wishes and her name and residence were appended to them. This led to her being scorned and ridiculed but did not do permanent damage to her reputation as a poet - in 1813 she first met Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
, becoming a close friend and thinking of her as her "poetic idol". Droste later dedicated her poem Catharine Schücking to her. Schücking later wrote under the pseudonym "Pauline zu Cl.".
In 1813 she married Paulus Modestus Schücking
. The couple had six children : Christoph Bernhard Levin Matthias, known as Levin Schücking
, (*1814-†1883), Peter August Gerhard (*1816-†1817), Anton Matthias Franz Alfred (*1818-†1898), Ida Josephina Theophania Desideria (*1821-†1883), Modesta Paulina Nicolaia Roswitha (*1825-†1896) and Prosper Ludwig (*1828-†1887). In 1815 the Schücking family moved to Sögel, leaving Katharina socially and geographically isolated and causing her writing to come to a standstill.
Ahlen
Ahlen is a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is part of the District of Warendorf and is economically the most important town in that district. Ahlen is part of the larger Münster region, and of the historic Münsterland area....
- 2 November 1831, Ludmillenhof, Sögel
Sögel
Samtgemeinde Sögel is a Samtgemeinde in the district Emsland in Lower Saxony, Germany.The following towns are situated in Sögel:...
, near Meppen
Meppen, Germany
Meppen is a town in and the seat of the Emsland district of Lower Saxony, Germany, at the confluence of the Ems, Hase, and Nordradde rivers and the Dortmund-Ems canal...
; née Katharina Busch) was a German poet from Westphalia
Westphalia
Westphalia is a region in Germany, centred on the cities of Arnsberg, Bielefeld, Dortmund, Minden and Münster.Westphalia is roughly the region between the rivers Rhine and Weser, located north and south of the Ruhr River. No exact definition of borders can be given, because the name "Westphalia"...
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Life
She was the eldest of Elisabeth Busch's (née Elverfeldt) twelve children with her husband Ignatz Anton Busch, a Stadtrichter and Landrichter. She grew up in DülmenDülmen
Dülmen is a municipality in the district of Coesfeld, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.-Geography:Dülmen is situated in the south part of the Münsterland area, between the Lippe river to the south, the Baumberge hills to the north and the Ems river to the east...
and was educated at Agnetenberg abbey. She spent 1807 to 1809 in Münster
Münster
Münster is an independent city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is located in the northern part of the state and is considered to be the cultural centre of the Westphalia region. It is also capital of the local government region Münsterland...
, where her literary talent was recognised and encouraged by Anton Matthias Sprickmann
Anton Matthias Sprickmann
Anton Matthias Sprickmann was a German writer and lawyer....
and where she also joined the circle of Adelheid Amalie Gallitzin
Adelheid Amalie Gallitzin
Princess Adelheid Amalie Gallitzin was the daughter of the Prussian Field Marshal Samuel von Schmettau and the mother of Prince Demetrius Augustine Gallitzin.-Life:She was born in Berlin and educated in the Roman Catholic faith, although she soon became...
. She returned to Dülmen in 1809.
She first published her poetry in 1810, in Friedrich Raßmann's Mimigardia. She had asked for the poems to be published anonymously, but the publisher did not respect her wishes and her name and residence were appended to them. This led to her being scorned and ridiculed but did not do permanent damage to her reputation as a poet - in 1813 she first met Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
Annette von Droste-Hülshoff
Anna Elisabeth von Droste-Hülshoff, known as Annette von Droste-Hülshoff , was a 19th century German author, and one of the most important German poets.-Biography:...
, becoming a close friend and thinking of her as her "poetic idol". Droste later dedicated her poem Catharine Schücking to her. Schücking later wrote under the pseudonym "Pauline zu Cl.".
In 1813 she married Paulus Modestus Schücking
Paulus Modestus Schücking
Paulus Modestus Schücking was a German lawyer, councillor, philosopher and writer. He is also notable as the husband of Katharina Sibylla Schücking and the father of Levin Schücking....
. The couple had six children : Christoph Bernhard Levin Matthias, known as Levin Schücking
Levin Schücking
Levin Schücking was a German novelist. He was the uncle of Levin Ludwig Schücking.-Biography:Born into the Westphalian nobility on the estate of Klemenswerth, near Meppen, his mother, Sibilla Katharina née Busch was a poet who occasionally published, whilst his father was Paulus Modestus Schücking...
, (*1814-†1883), Peter August Gerhard (*1816-†1817), Anton Matthias Franz Alfred (*1818-†1898), Ida Josephina Theophania Desideria (*1821-†1883), Modesta Paulina Nicolaia Roswitha (*1825-†1896) and Prosper Ludwig (*1828-†1887). In 1815 the Schücking family moved to Sögel, leaving Katharina socially and geographically isolated and causing her writing to come to a standstill.
Letters
- Briefe an Anton Mathias Sprickmann, in: Groß, 1885, Bd. 1, S. 216f.
- Briefe an Annette von Droste-Hülshoff, in: K. Schulte Kemminghausen: Ein schicksalhafter Brief. Zum 150. Geburtstag Levin Schückings, in: Westf. Nachrichten, Nr. 206 vom 5. September 1964.