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Schröder, Sophie geborene Bürger
© Copyright Sophie Schröder, drawing by M. v. Schwind, around 1840 Schröder, Sophie (née Bürger), b. Paderborn (Germany), Feb. 28 (or March 1), 1781, d. Munich (Germany), Feb. 25, 1868. Actress. Mother of the singer Wilhelmine S.-Devrient (b. Hamburg (Germany), Dec. 6, 1804 d. Coburg (Germany), Jan. 26, 1860). Apart from her engagements in Hamburg, Prague and Munich in 1798/99 (as S. Stollmers), at the Burgtheater (great tragedian, especially leading parts in Grillparzer dramas such as "Sappho" and "Medea") 1815-1829 and 1835-1840. Publications: Briefe (1813-1868), ed. by H. Stümcke, 1910; S. S. Briefe an ihren Sohn Alexander S., ed. by H. Stümcke, 1916. Literature: P. Schlenther, S. S., 1891; E. Quadflieg, S. S. und Goethe, 1954; I.-U. Keller, S. S. Repräsentantin des Hamburg-Weimarer Stils in der dt. Schauspielkunst, doctoral thesis, Berlin 1961; ÖBL.
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