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Author: Wolff, Betje

Pseudonyms:Silviana - Dortsma Secundus, Paulus - Wysneus, E. en G.
Spouse/other names:Bekker, Elisabeth
Gender:female
Year of birth:1738
Year of death:1804
About her personal situation:standardizingjdgnov13 Standardizing Origin • Place of birth : Vlissingen • Place(s) of residence: Vlissingen | Midden-Beemster | De Rijp | Beverwijk | Amsterdam | Trévoux | The Hague • Place of death: The Hague National identity • Nationality : Dutch • First languages : Dutch Marital status : - Married - Widowed - Co-habitation with partner female Number of children : 0 Social class : - Not yet checked Education: - Educated at home - School education Religion [/ideology]: - Protestant Health: - Cancer

Countries:Netherlands
Languages:Dutch
Relations to other authors:
Friend of Horst, Anna van der
Friend of Timmerman, Petronella Johanna de
Acquaintance of Griethuizen-Carelius, Maria Louiza
Collaborator of Deken, Agatha
Friend of Post, Elisabeth Maria
Friend of Dóll-Egges, Catharina Maria

About her professional situation:standardizingjdgnov13 Standardizing Authorial attribution: - Pseudonym female - Pseudonym male - Pseudonym neutral Profession(s) and other activities : - Contributor to periodical press - Fiction writer/novelist - Poet - Social-cultural activist - Translator from French - Translator from English Languages in which she wrote : - Dutch Collaboration/connections with male authors : - Not yet checked Financial aspects of this woman’s career: - Living by her pen - Stipend/allowance/pension Memberships - Not yet checked
Elements of bibliography:MENTIONED IN : - Buck, Guide - A.J. van der Aa, Parelen uit de lettervruchten van Nederlandsche dichteressen. Amsterdam, Hassels, 1856. - Jonckbloet 1891 V 222-269 - NNBW 1911-1937 - Romein, Vrouwenspiegel 1935, 10 p. - Ter Laan 1941 (DBNL) - Chapter in: Knuvelder, Beknopt handboek tot de geschiedenis der Nederlandse letterkunde. 1982 (10th ed.), p. 196, 225, 228, 235-8 - Van Bork en Verkruijsse 1985 (DBNL) - Lauwerkrans 1997, p. 1 2, 4, 7, 10, 13, 29, 35, 38, 41, 46, 47, 49, 60, 63, 67, 72-77, 79, 84, 86, 93, 94, 540, 572, 575, 584, 608, 611, 618-631, 653, 660, 667, 696, 751, 763, 768, 807, 819. - Chapter in: Stouten, Hanna, "Elisabeth-Wolff-Bekker et Agatha Deken". In: Stouten, Hanna, Jaap Goedegebuure et Frits van Oostrom (éds.), Histoire de la littérature néerlandaise. Paris, Fayard, 1999, pp.361-369. - Van Bunge e.a., Dictionary of 17th- and 18th-century Dutch philosophers, 2003 - van den Berg/Couttenier 2009, 114-5, 117, 546 - Lettres européennes (Dutch version 1994) II, 658-9. - The Pantheon of Museum of Dutch literary history, as one of the xx women out of the xx writers born before 1900 (cf. born after 1900: xx women, xx men) (svdjan11) - De Vries, Een stad vol lezers, 2011 OTHER: - Buijnsters - Zengers 2003 - Marita Mathijsen 2004; 13, 131, 231 - Heinemeyer A-B 180-185 - Evert M. Wiskerke, De waardering voor de zeventiende-eeuwse literatuur tussen 1780 en 1813. Hilversum, 1995 mentions her on pp. 105,256,297. [AvB, febr 2008]
Websites: Digitale bibliotheek Nederlandse letteren
Lemma in DVN

Editors: Anne van Buul (update on 12 December 2009)
Emma van den Eijnde (update on 22 May 2010)
Astrid Kulsdom (update on 09 December 2010)
Suzan van Dijk (update on 05 January 2011)
Suzan van Dijk (update on 05 January 2011)
Suzan van Dijk (update on 27 November 2011)
Suzan van Dijk (update on 05 February 2012)
Suzan van Dijk (update on 15 March 2012)
Suzan van Dijk (update on 25 March 2012)
Suzan van Dijk (update on 01 May 2013)
Janouk de Groot (update on 26 November 2013)
Janouk de Groot (update on 21 January 2014)
Suzan van Dijk (update on 14 February 2015)

Works written by this author

E 1 *Betje Wolff, the author ()
E 2 *Dichtkundige boeken (Poetry-books) (1800)
E 3 *Translation of A. Pope, An Essay on man; Moral Essays; An essay on Criticism (1783)
E 4 *Translation of C.F. Nicolai, Vertraute Briefe von Adelheid B** an ihre Freundin Julie S** (1800)
E 5 *Translation of D. Diderot, Le fils naturel (1774)
E 6 *Translation of Destouches, Ph. Nericault: Le jeune homme à l'épreuve (1775)
E 7 *Translation of Hippolite Clairon, Memoires (1799)
E 8 *Translation of J.G. Raff , Geographie für Kinder (1779)
E 9 *Translation of J.L.E. de Pouilly, Théories des sentiments agréables (1785)
E 10 *Translation of Le Comte d'Oxenstirn, Pensées sur divers sujets, avec les réflexions morales (1765)
E 11 *Translation of M.T. Cicero, Verhandeling over de menschlijke pligten (1790)
E 12 *Translation of Maupertuis, Essai de philosophie morale (1773)
E 13 *Translation of R. Cumberland: Henry. (1800)
E 14 *Translation of Richard Graves, The spiritual Quixote, or The summer's ramble of Mr. Geoffrey Wildgoose (1799)
E 15 *Translation of Robert Blair, The Grave (1764)
E 16 *Translation of William Craig, An essay on the life of Jesus Christ (1770)
E 17 Aan mynen geest (1774)
E 18 Arnold Geesteranus aan Maria van Reigersbergen, echtgenoote van Mr. Hugo de Groot (1775)
E 19 Beemster-winter-buitenleven (1778)
E 20 Bespiegelingen over den staat der rechtheid, dichtmatig voorgesteld (1765)
E 21 Bespiegelingen over het genoegen, dichtmatig voorgesteld (1763)
E 22 Brieven over verscheiden onderwerpen (Wolff & Deken) (1780)
E 23 Brieven van Abraham Blankaart (Wolff & Deken) (1787)
E 24 Brieven van Constantia Paulina Dortsma (1776)
E 25 Brieven van Elizabeth Bekker, wed. Wolff, en Agatha Deken (Wolff & Deken) (1777)
E 26 De Bekkeriaansche dooling op eene geheel nieuwe wyze, dat is, proefondervindelyk, wederlegd (1775)
E 27 De ongelukkige morgen : Datheniana (1774)
E 28 De onveranderlijke Santhorstsche Geloofbelijdenis, De menuet en de dominees pruik, Vergeefsche raad (1772)
E 29 De zaak der negerslaaven, en der inwooneren van Guinéa ... : of, historie van den handel, en de slavernij der negers (1790)
E 30 Economische liedjes (Wolff & Deken) (1781)
E 31 Eenzame nachtgedachten over den slaap en den dood (1765)
E 32 Fabelen (Wolff & Deken) (1784)
E 33 Gedichten en liedjens voor het vaderland; benevens eene aanspraak aan het Bataafse Volk (Wolff & Deken) (1798)
E 34 Geschrift eener bejaarde vrouw (Wolff & Deken) (1802)
E 35 Het nut der vooroordelen ()
E 36 Historie van Mejuffrouw Cornelia Wildschut; of, De Gevolgen Der Opvoeding (Wolff & Deken) (1793)
E 37 Historie van den heer Willem Leevend (Wolff & Deken) (1784)
E 38 Historie van mejuffrouw Sara Burgerhart (Wolff & Deken) (1782)
E 39 Holland in 't jaar MMCCCXL (1777)
E 40 Jacoba van Beieren aan Frank van Borsselen (1773)
E 41 Lier- veld- en mengelzangen (1772)
E 42 Nederlands verpligting tot het handhaven der nuttige maatschappyen en genootschappen in ons vaderland (Wolff & Deken) (1779)
E 43 Onderwyzend gesprek over het geloof en de zedenleer der christenen (Wolff & Deken) (1781)
E 44 Proeve over de opvoeding aan de Nederlandsche moeders (1779)
E 45 Twaalf leerredenen en eenige gebeden; ten gebruike van den gemeenen man (Wolff & Deken) (1782)
E 46 Vryheid, blyheid: vaderlandsch dichtstuk (1786)
E 47 Walcheren, in vier gezangen (1769)
E 48 Wandelingen door Bourgogne (Wolff & Deken) (1789)
E 49 Zedenzang, aan de Menschenliefde (1772)
E 50 s Lands vreugde groet aan Zyn Doorluchtigste Hoogheid Willem den Vyfden (1764)

Authors read by this author

Xreception 1 Beccari, Madame   -   Mémoires de Fanny Spingler, histoire anglaise
Xreception 2 Boccage, Anne-Marie du &&&   -   *Marie-Anne du Boccage, the author
Xreception 3 Brooke, Frances   -   History of Lady Julia Mandeville
Xreception 4 Carter, Elizabeth   -   Poems (Carter)
Xreception 5 Clairon, Hippolyte   -   Mémoires et réflexions sur l'art dramatique
Xreception 6 Deshoulières, Antoinette   -   Oeuvres de Deshoulières
Xreception 7 Deshoulières, Antoinette   -   Poésies [de Mme Deshoulières]
Xreception 8 Genlis, Stéphanie Félicité de   -   Les mères rivales, ou la calomnie
Xreception 9 Genlis, Stéphanie Félicité de   -   Théâtre à l'usage des jeunes personnes
Xreception 10 Genlis, Stéphanie Félicité de   -   Le petit La Bruyère; ou caractères et moeurs des enfants de ce siècle
Xreception 11 Genlis, Stéphanie Félicité de   -   Annales de la vertu, ou Cours d'histoire à l'usage des jeunes personnes
Xreception 12 Genlis, Stéphanie Félicité de   -   Adèle et Théodore, ou Lettres sur l'éducation
Xreception 13 Genlis, Stéphanie Félicité de   -   Adèle et Théodore, ou Lettres sur l'éducation
Xreception 14 Genlis, Stéphanie Félicité de   -   Théâtre à l'usage des jeunes personnes
Xreception 15 Genlis, Stéphanie Félicité de   -   Annales de la vertu, ou Cours d'histoire à l'usage des jeunes personnes
Xreception 16 Genlis, Stéphanie Félicité de   -   Le petit La Bruyère; ou caractères et moeurs des enfants de ce siècle
Xreception 17 Genlis, Stéphanie Félicité de   -   Théâtre à l'usage des jeunes personnes
Xreception 18 Genlis, Stéphanie Félicité de   -   Adèle et Théodore, ou Lettres sur l'éducation
Xreception 19 Haywood, Eliza   -   Anti-Pamela, or Feign'd Innocence Detected
Xreception 20 La Roche, Sophie von   -   Pomona für Teutschlands Töchter
Xreception 21 Lambert, Anne-Thérèse de   -   Oeuvres [Madame de Lambert]
Xreception 22 Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie   -   Magasin des adolescentes
Xreception 23 Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie   -   Magasin des enfants
Xreception 24 Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie   -   Magasin des adolescentes
Xreception 25 Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie   -   Magasin des enfants
Xreception 26 Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie   -   Magasin des adolescentes
Xreception 27 Leprince de Beaumont, Jeanne Marie   -   Magasin des enfants
Xreception 28 Merken, Lucretia Wilhelmina van   -   Salomé, dochter van Zedekias....
Xreception 29 Merken, Lucretia Wilhelmina van   -   *Lucretia Wilhelmina van Merken, the author
Xreception 30 Merken, Lucretia Wilhelmina van   -   David. In twaalf boeken
Xreception 31 Merken, Lucretia Wilhelmina van   -   Jacob Simonszoon de Rijk
Xreception 32 Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley   -   Turkish Embassy Letters
Xreception 33 Montagu, Lady Mary Wortley   -   Turkish Embassy Letters
Xreception 34 Naubert, Christiane Benedikte Eugenie   -   Hermann von Unna
Xreception 35 Neufville, Christina Leonora   -   Bespiegelingen voorgesteld in Dichtmaatige Brieven
Xreception 36 Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne   -   Lettres de Milady Juliette Catesby à Milady Henriette Campley, son amie
Xreception 37 Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne   -   *Marie-Jeanne Riccoboni, the author
Xreception 38 Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne   -   Histoire de Miss Jenny
Xreception 39 Riccoboni, Marie-Jeanne   -   Lettres de Milady Juliette Catesby à Milady Henriette Campley, son amie
Xreception 40 Rowe, Elizabeth Singer   -   Letters Moral and Entertaining
Xreception 41 Rowe, Elizabeth Singer   -   Letters Moral and Entertaining
Xreception 42 Sapho   -   *Poésies de Sapho
Xreception 43 Schultz, Maria Elisabeth   -   *Dat zo genaamde dankoffer (That so-called thank offering)
Xreception 44 Scudéry, Madeleine de   -   *Madeleine de Scudéry, the author
Xreception 45 Shirley, Frances   -   Letters to Ladies
Xreception 46 Timmerman, Petronella Johanna de   -   Nagelaatene gedichten
Xreception 47 Wollstonecraft, Mary &&&   -   Letters Written During a Short Residence in Sweden, Norway and Denmark
Xreception 48 Épinay, Louise de   -   Conversations d'Emilie
Xreception 49 Épinay, Louise de   -   Conversations d'Emilie
Xreception 50 Épinay, Louise de   -   Conversations d'Emilie