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Adele Schopenhauer
1797–1849
A lively figure from Weimar’s literary world, she wrote fiction and poetry while also becoming known for her delicate paper-cut silhouettes. Often remembered as Arthur Schopenhauer’s sister, she had a creative voice and artistic life very much her own.
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Eine dänische Geschichte: Roman
by Adele Schopenhauer
About the author
Born in Hamburg in 1797, Adele Schopenhauer grew up in a remarkable literary family as the daughter of novelist Johanna Schopenhauer and the sister of philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer. She spent important years in Weimar, where her mother’s salon brought her into contact with writers, artists, and intellectual life at close range.
She became a German author in her own right, publishing fiction and poetry, and she was also admired for her skill in Scherenschnitt, the art of paper-cut silhouettes. That mix of writing and visual art gives her work a distinctive charm, and modern readers often find her especially interesting as a creative presence within the wider Romantic-era cultural world.
Adele Schopenhauer died in Bonn in 1849. Though she long stood in the shadow of more famous family members, her life and work continue to attract readers interested in women writers, salon culture, and the artistic circles of 19th-century Germany.