About Agatha Lovisa de la Myle
Lived 1724 – 1787 (aged 63). Agatha Lovisa de la Myle was a Swedish and Russian poet and writer.
Agatha Lovisa de la Myle née Brumengeber or Brunnengräber (30 August 1724 – 1 September 1787), was a Finnish (originally Baltic German) poet and correspondent, "lady of letters".
Born in Courland as the daughter of the clergyman Anders Brumengeber, she married her nephew Captain Carl Johan de la Myle in 1750, and moved to the Swedish province of Finland with him in 1762.
She wrote poetry in German and Latvian, and was said to "unite a lively sense of religion and virtue with the gifts of a genius". She was also known for her correspondence with, among others, Professor Gellert in Leipzig. She published "Lofqväden" in dedication to the coronation and revolution of King Gustav III of Sweden.
She died on her estate Maanpää Manor outside Turku in Finland in 1787.
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Who was Agatha Lovisa de la Myle?
Finnish writer of Baltic German origin (1724-1787)
When was Agatha Lovisa de la Myle born?
Agatha Lovisa de la Myle was born on 30 August 1724 in Duchy of Courland and Semigallia.
When did Agatha Lovisa de la Myle die?
Agatha Lovisa de la Myle died on 1 September 1787 in Rymättylä, Maanpää manor.
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Agatha Lovisa de la Myle was a poet and writer.
What nationality was Agatha Lovisa de la Myle?
Agatha Lovisa de la Myle was Swedish and Russian.
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