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Thekla von Gumpert
1810–1897
A prolific German writer for children and young readers, she helped shape 19th-century girls' literature through stories, advice books, and popular family magazines. Her work reached a wide audience and stayed in print for decades.
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Suutarin oppi-poika: Kertoelma lapsille
by Thekla von Gumpert
Risto setän kirjeet, lasten hyödyksi
by Thekla von Gumpert
About the author
Born in Kalisz on June 28, 1810, Thekla von Gumpert grew up partly in Posen after her father, a physician and government medical officer, was transferred there. As a young woman she worked as a governess, and that experience seems to have fed directly into her lifelong interest in writing for children and especially for girls.
She became known as a German children's and youth writer and later also as an editor. Among her best-known projects were the magazines Töchter-Album and Herzblättchens Zeitvertreib, which helped make her a familiar name to young readers in the 19th century. Her books and periodicals blended storytelling with moral and educational aims, which was a common style in children's literature of her time.
In 1856 she married Franz von Schober and was also known as Thekla von Schober. She died in Dresden on April 1, 1897. Today she is remembered as a significant figure in German-language writing for young readers, especially in the history of literature aimed at girls.