Caroline Rudolphi
German writer · Germany · On the map · Writers · Lived 1753 to 1811 · aged 57
Caroline Rudolphi was a German educationist and poet. Born to a poor family in Magdeburg and growing up in Potsdam, she was discovered by composer Johann Friedrich Reichardt, who in 1781 set to music and published a number of her poems.
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From 1778, Rudolphi served as educator to the daughters of the von Röpert family of Trollenhagen. In 1783, she opened her own educational institute at Trittau. Over the following years, Rudolphi became a widely known and respected educationist for girls. She became friends with Elise Reimarus, and at her institute she established a literary salon, attracting a circle of intellectuals such as Matthias Claudius, Friedrich Gottlieb Klopstock, Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi, Jens Baggesen.
