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Ida von Düringsfeld
1815–1876
A widely traveled 19th-century German writer, she turned languages, folklore, and life on the road into books that ranged from poetry and fiction to cultural history. Her work often reflects a strong curiosity about how people live, speak, and remember.
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Aus der Schweiz
by Ida von Düringsfeld
About the author
Born in Militsch in Lower Silesia on November 12, 1815, Ida von Düringsfeld became known as a German writer and later published under the name Ida von Reinsberg-Düringsfeld after her marriage to Otto Freiherr von Reinsberg in 1845. Reference works and library sources describe her as a poet, storyteller, and novelist, and also note that she worked with her husband on studies of cultural history and language.
She published from a young age, with early poems appearing when she was still a teenager. Some of her earlier books were issued anonymously or under the pseudonym Thekla, and her writing grew to include fiction, travel-based works, and collections shaped by an interest in European customs and sayings.
That mix of literary writing and research-minded curiosity helps explain why she still stands out today. She died in Stuttgart on October 25, 1876, leaving behind a body of work that connects storytelling with a lively interest in everyday culture.