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Authors

Some notes about authors In the context of this database, "authors" are not only the authors of original works, but also translators or readers who have written about what they've read. The database ..\includes some temporary "names" such as "Anoniem" (anonymous). We hope that in such cases, the actual name of the author will be found during further research. Phrases such as "auteur (nom connu)" refer to male authors whose name can be found in the notes. A few names of men have been included in the database. These fall into two categories: * Relatives or friends of female authors. By including them, we hope to gain insight into the relationship between these networks and that created by writing and reading published works. * Authors of compendiums of female authors.
Found 5457 records
Name Year born Year of death Country Language
1 Sapho -620 -570 Greece
Ancient Greek
2 Corinna -550 -500 Greece
Ancient Greek
3 ®  Anagalis -200 -150 Greece
Ancient Greek
4 Hypatia of Alexandria 355 415 Egypt
Ancient Greek
5 Algasie 400 500 France
Latin
6 Bandoninia 600 650 Germany
Latin
7 Walpurga 710 777 England
Germany
English
German
Latin
8 Dodane 800 842 France
Latin
9 Roswitha von Gandersheim 938 973 Germany
German
10 Mniszkówna, Gertruda 1040 1080 Poland
Latin
11 Ava, Frau 1060 1127 Austria
German
12 Comnena, Anna 1083 1153 Byzantine empire
Greece
Greek
13 Richlindis 1090 1150 Germany
Latin
14 Hildegard von Bingen 1098 1179 Germany
German
Latin
15 Héloïse 1101 1164 France
Latin
16 ®  Herrad of Landsberg 1130 1195 Germany
Latin
17 Marie de France 1150 1190 France
French
18 Azalaïs de Porcairagues 1150 1200 France
Occitan
19 Hildegundis von Helpenstein 1170 1188 Germany
German
20 Oignies, Marie d' 1177 1213 Belgium/Southern Netherlands
Dutch
21 ®  Die, Beatrice de 1190 1250 France
Occitan
22 Clare of Assisi, St. 1194 1253 Italy
Latin
23 ®  Ida de Nivelles 1199 1231 Belgium/Southern Netherlands
Latin
24 Hadewijch 1200 1248 Netherlands
Dutch
25 Anduse, Clara d' 1200 1250 France
Occitan
26 ®  Casteloza, Na 1200 1250 France
Occitan
27 Beatrice of Nazareth 1200 1268 Belgium/Southern Netherlands
Dutch
28 ®  Mechthild of Magdeburg 1207 1282 Germany
German
29 Agnes d'Harcourt 1240 1291 France
French
30 Saint Mechtilde of Hackeborn 1240 1298 Germany
German
Latin
31 Hackeborn, Mechthild von 1241 1299 Germany
Latin
32 Foligno, Saint Angela de 1248 1309 Italy
Italian
33 Marguerite de Duyn 1250 1300 France
French
Latin
34 Porcellet, Felipa 1250 1316 France
Occitan
35 Saint Gertrude of Helfta 1256 1302 Germany
Latin
German
36 Gertrud 1256 1302 Germany
Latin
37 ®  Porete, Marguerite 1260 1310 France
French
38 ®  Ebner, Christine 1277 1356 Germany
Dutch
German
39 ®  Ebner, Margaretha 1291 1351 Germany
German
40 Isaure, Clémence 1300 1400 France
French
41 Oosten, Geertruyd van 1300 1358 Netherlands
Dutch
42 Birgitta av Vadstena (St. Bridget of Sweden) 1303 1373 Sweden
Latin
43 ®  Laura di Noves 1314 1348 Italy
Italian
44 ®  Armentières, Péronelle d' 1340 1400 France
French
45 ®  Arborea (D') Doria, Eleonora 1340 1404 Italy
Italian
46 ®  Norwich, Julia of 1342 1412 England
English
47 Caterina da Siena, Santa 1347 1380 Italy
Italian
48 Jefimija 1349 1405 Serbia
Serbian
49 Nogarola, Angela 1360 1420 Italy
Italian
Latin
50 Christine de Pizan 1364 1430 France
French
51 ®  Riccoboni, Bartolomea 1369 1440 Italy
Italian
52 Balšić, Jelena 1370 1443 Montenegro
Serbian
53 Kempe, Margery 1373 1438 England
English
54 Colette, Sainte 1381 1447 France
French
55 Malatesta, Battista 1383 1450 Italy
Italian
56 Delft, Lijsbeth van 1390 1423 Netherlands
Dutch
57 ®  Nassau-Saarbrücken, Elisabeth von 1397 1456 Germany
German
58 Pfefferinger, Ana 1400 1500 Germany
German
59 Bourbon, Gabrielle de 1402 1486 France
French
60 ®  Bembo, Illuminata 1410 1483 Italy
Italian
61 ®  Bake, Alijt 1415 1455 Netherlands
Belgium/Southern Netherlands
Dutch
62 Nogarola, Isotta 1418 1466 Italy
Italian
Latin
63 ®  Hatun, Zeynep 1420 1474 Turkey
Arabic
Ottoman Turkish
Persian
64 ®  Tornabuoni de' Medici, Lucrezia 1425 1482 Italy
Italian
Latin
65 Bertken, Suster 1426 1514 Netherlands
Dutch
66 Costanza da Varano 1426 1447 Italy
Latin
67 Amboise, Frances d' (Blessed) 1427 1485 France
French
68 Hätzlerin, Clara 1430 1480 Germany
German
69 Isotta degli Atti 1432 1474 Italy
Italian
70 Eleonore von Österreich 1433 1480 Germany
German
71 Catarina, Infanta de Portugal 1436 1463 Portugal
Portuguese
72 ®  Silva, Beatriz da 1437 1492 Portugal
Portuguese
73 Woodville, Elisabeth 1445 1500 England
English
74 ®  Fieschi Adorni, Caterina 1447 1510 Italy
Italian
75 ®  Andreasi, Osanna 1449 1501 Italy
Italian
76 Aeronsdochter, Hillegont 1450 1500 Netherlands
Dutch
77 ®  Ghoeyvaerts, Liisbeth 1450 1500 Netherlands
Dutch
78 Maria van Bourgondië 1457 1482 Belgium/Southern Netherlands
Dutch
79 ®  Avis, Leonor de, Rainha de Portugal 1458 1525 Portugal
Portuguese
80 ®  Hatun, Mihr-i 1460 1506 Turkey
Arabic
Ottoman Turkish
Persian
81 Anne de France 1461 1522 France
French
82 Costers, Jacomijne 1462 1503 Netherlands
Dutch
83 Lothringen, Margarethe von 1463 1521 Germany
Italian
Latin
84 Fedele Mapelli, Cassandra 1465 1558 Italy
Italian
Latin
85 ®  Pinar, Florencia 1470 1530 Castilia
Spanish
86 ®  Gansoirde, Zuster van 1470 1500 Netherlands
Dutch
87 Aragona (D') Sforza, Isabella 1470 1524 Italy
Italian
88 Gallerana, Cecilia 1473 1536 Italy
Italian
89 ®  Merici, Angela 1474 1540 Italy
Italian
90 Gonzaga, Isabella d'Este 1474 1539 Italy
Italian
91 Louise of Savoy 1476 1513 France
French
92 Planques, Josine des 1478 1535 Belgium/Southern Netherlands
Dutch
93 Margaretha van Oostenrijk 1480 1530 Belgium/Southern Netherlands
Dutch
94 Lafontaine, Jeanne de 1480 1536 France
French
95 Gambara, Veronica 1485 1550 Italy
Italian
96 ®  Gambara Correggio (da), Veronica 1485 1550 Italy
Italian
Latin
97 ®  Catherine d'Aragon 1485 1536 England
English
98 Noronha, Leonor de 1488 1563 Portugal
Portuguese
Latin
99 ®  Claesdochter, Wendelmoed 1490 1527 Netherlands
Dutch
100 Entraigues, Anne Mallet de Graville, baronne d' 1490 1540 France
French
101 Colonna, Vittoria 1490 1547 Italy
Italian
102 ®  Aragona (D'), Giulia 1492 1542 Italy
Italian
103 Navarre, Marguerite de 1492 1549 France
French
104 ®  Grumbach, Argula von 1492 1563 Germany
German
105 Bijns, Anna 1493 1575 Netherlands
Belgium/Southern Netherlands
Dutch
106 ®  Dentiere van Doornik, Maria 1495 1561 Belgium/Southern Netherlands
Dutch
107 ®  Vernazza, Battista 1497 1587 Italy
Italian
108 Amboise, Catherine d' 1500 1550 France
French
109 ®  Bassett, Mary 1500 1600 England
English
110 ®  Sidney, Mary countess of Pembroke 1500 1600 England
English
111 ®  Hull, Dame Eleanor 1500 1600 England
English
112 Aigremont, Marguerite de 1500 1560 France
French
113 ®  Tyler, Margaret 1500 1600 England
English
114 ®  Baffo, Francesca 1500 1580 Italy
Italian
115 ®  Maurícia, Laura 1500 1600 Portugal
Portuguese
116 ®  Beaufort, Lady Margaret 1500 1600 England
English
117 ®  Clark, Mary 1500 1600 England
English
118 ®  Tudor, Mary 1500 1600 England
English
119 ®  Ajutamicristo, Elisabetta 1500 1580 Italy
Italian
120 Vaz, Joana 1500 1600 Portugal
Portuguese
Latin
121 ®  Tudor, Elizabeth 1500 1600 England
English
122 ®  Cooke, Anne 1500 1600 England
English
123 ®  Avalo (d') Amalfi (d'), Costanza 1501 1575 Italy
Italian
124 Bernal, Beatriz 1504 1563 Spain
Spanish
125 Roper, Margaret 1505 1544 England
English
126 D'Aragona, Tullia 1508 1556 Italy
Italian
127 Esaiasdr., Anneke 1509 1539 Netherlands
Dutch
128 Coleners, Roseane 1510 1550 Belgium/Southern Netherlands
Dutch
129 Crenne, Hélisenne de 1510 1560 France
French
130 Brandenburg, Elisabeth von 1510 1558 Germany
German
131 Parr, Catherine 1512 1548 England
English
132 Strozzi, Laurentia 1514 1591 Italy
Italian
133 Teresa de Jesús, Santa (Teresa de Ávila) 1515 1582 Spain
Spanish
134 ®  Matraini Cantarini, Chiara 1515 1604 Italy
Italian
135 Terracina, Laura 1519 1577 Italy
Italian
136 ®  Bronchorst Bathenborch, Katherina van 1520 1570 Netherlands
Dutch
137 Guillet, Pernette du 1520 1545 France
French
138 Bunić, Julija 1520 1590 Croatia
Croatian
139 Madre de Deus, Soror Auta da 1520 1588 Portugal
Portuguese
Latin
140 ®  Bacci, Alessandra 1520 1570 Italy
Italian
141 Bunić, Nadalica (Speranza) 1520 1590 Croatia
Croatian
142 Sigea, Luisa 1520 1560 Spain
Latin
Ancient Greek
143 ®  Arringhieri Cerretani (De), Ermellina 1520 1570 Italy
Italian
144 ®  Flore, Jeanne 1520 1600 France
French
145 Neveu, Magdeleine, Dame Desroches 1520 1587 France
French
146 Coste-Blanche, Marie de 1520 1580 France
French
147 Gama, Joana da 1520 1586 Portugal
Portuguese
148 ®  Bardi (De), Dea 1520 1570 Italy
Italian
149 Morra, Isabella di 1520 1546 Italy
Italian
150 ®  Armani, Vincenza 1520 1570 Italy
Italian
151 ®  Ascarelli, Debora 1520 1600 Italy
Italian
Hebrew
152 Marie, Princess (Infanta D.Maria) 1521 1577 Portugal
Portuguese
Latin
Ancient Greek
153 Askew, Anne 1521 1546 England
English
154 ®  Aldobrandini, Liona 1522 1590 Italy
Italian
155 De Ricci, Caterina 1522 1590 Italy
Italian
156 Stampa, Gaspara 1523 1554 Italy
Italian
157 ®  Battiferra-Ammanati (degli), Laura 1523 1589 Italy
Italian
158 Labé, Louise Charly 1526 1566 France
French
159 Morata, Olympia Fulvia 1526 1555 Italy
Latin
160 ®  Burghley, Mildred Cecil, Lady, née Cooke 1526 1589 England
English
161 Lovrinčević, Gracijoza 1530 1580 Croatia
Croatian
162 Bourges, Clémence de 1530 1590 France
French
163 ®  Houte, Soetken van den 1530 1560 Belgium/Southern Netherlands
Dutch
164 ®  Alciati (degli)-Bellone, Laura 1530 1600 Italy
Italian
165 Rojas, Antónia de 1530 1580 Portugal
Portuguese
166 Odeau, Françoise 1530 1580 France
French
167 ®  Brame, Marie de 1530 1600 France
French
168 ®  Hubert, Françoise 1530 1580 France
French
169 ®  Albani Avogadro, Lucia 1530 1568 Italy
Italian
170 Braunschweig-Calenberg-Göttingen, Anna Maria von 1530 1560 Germany
German
171 ®  Anguisciola-Lomellino, Sofonisba 1532 1625 Italy
Italian
172 Elizabeth I, Queen of England 1533 1603 England
English
Italian
Latin
French
Ancient Greek
173 Marquetz, Anne de 1533 1588 France
French
174 ®  Fitzalan, Lady Jane 1536 1576 England
English
175 Grey, Lady Jane 1537 1554 England
English
176 Dudley, Anne, Contess of Warwick 1538 1588 England
177 Portugal, D. Maria de 1538 1677 Portugal
Portuguese
Latin
Ancient Greek
178 Jesus, Soror Juliana 1539 1639 Portugal
Portuguese
179 ®  Fitzalan, Lady Mary 1540 1557 England
English
180 Gerijts, Soetken 1540 1572 Netherlands
Dutch
181 ®  Hubba, Ayse 1540 1590 Turkey
Arabic
Ottoman Turkish
182 ®  Haghen, Margaretha 1540 1590 Netherlands
Dutch
183 Montenay, Georgette de 1540 1607 France
French
184 Seymour, Margaret 1540 1600 England
Latin
185 Seymour, Jane 1541 1561 England
Latin
186 ®  Molza Porrino, Tarquinia 1542 1617 Italy
Italian
187 Desroches, Catherine 1542 1587 France
French
188 Mary Stuart, Queen of Scots 1542 1587 Scotland
English
French
189 ®  Clermont, Claude Catherine de 1545 1603 France
French
190 ®  Heymair, Magdalena 1545 1600 Germany
German
191 Romieu, Marie de 1545 1590 France
French
192 L'Aube-Espine, Madeleine de 1546 1596 France
French
193 ®  Arnhem, Aleyd van 1546 1600 Netherlands
Dutch
194 Lazea, Philippa 1546 1576 Croatia
Italy
Latin
195 Franco, Veronica 1546 1591 Italy
Italian
196 ®  Morel, Camille de 1547 1600 France
Latin
197 ®  Benincasa, Orsola 1547 1618 Italy
Italian
198 Castro, Públia Hortência de 1548 1597 Portugal
Portuguese
Latin
199 Porquin, Barbe de 1548 1622 Netherlands
Dutch
200 San Bartolomé, Ana de 1549 1626 Spain
Spanish