WRITER

Sophie von La Roche

1730 - 1807

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Marie Sophie von La Roche (née Gutermann von Gutershofen; 6 December 1730 – 18 February 1807) was a German novelist. She is considered the first financially independent female professional writer in Germany. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Sophie von La Roche is the 3,281st most popular writer (up from 3,423rd in 2019), the 3,424th most popular biography from Germany (up from 3,532nd in 2019) and the 210th most popular German Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Sophie von La Roche ranks 3,281 out of 7,302. Before her are Armen Ohanian, Bernhard Grzimek, Anselm Grün, Franciszka Urszula Radziwiłłowa, Raffaello Giovagnoli, and Maria Edgeworth. After her are Manuel José Quintana, Longchenpa, Justus Jonas, Juliette Adam, Elena Văcărescu, and Lasus of Hermione.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1730, Sophie von La Roche ranks 25. Before her are Velu Nachiyar, William Hamilton, Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Johann Hedwig, William Hudson, and Koca Yusuf Pasha. After her are Princess Charlotte Amalie of Hesse-Philippsthal, Salomon Gessner, Noël Martin Joseph de Necker, Karl George Lebrecht, Prince of Anhalt-Köthen, and Daniel Carroll. Among people deceased in 1807, Sophie von La Roche ranks 23. Before her are Johannes Nikolaus Tetens, Jeremias Benjamin Richter, Jean-François Rewbell, Louis Auguste Le Tonnelier de Breteuil, Alexander Ypsilantis, and Franciszek Smuglewicz. After her are Joseph Brant, Johann III Bernoulli, Mikhail Kheraskov, Oliver Ellsworth, Clara Reeve, and Louise du Pierry.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Sophie von La Roche ranks 3,426 out of 7,253. Before her are Hans Heyer (1943), Brian G. Marsden (1937), John Casimir, Prince of Anhalt-Dessau (1596), Johann Samuel König (1712), Walther Kadow (1900), and Maximilian, Margrave of Baden (1933). After her are Hedwig of Holstein (1260), Werner Kohlmeyer (1924), Hans Münch (1911), Justus Jonas (1493), Karlheinz Förster (1958), and Princess Marie of Hesse-Kassel (1796).

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Among WRITERS In Germany

Among writers born in Germany, Sophie von La Roche ranks 210. Before her are Ursula Kuczynski (1907), Walter Hasenclever (1890), Curt von Bardeleben (1861), Alfred Andersch (1914), Janosch (1931), and Theodor Körner (1791). After her are Justus Jonas (1493), Johann Ernst Glück (1652), Johann Most (1846), Paul Fleming (1609), Sylvia Nasar (1947), and Glückel of Hameln (1646).

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