Susanna Winkworth (13 August 1820 – 25 November 1884) was an English translator and philanthropist, elder sister of translator
Catherine Winkworth.
Early life and education
Susanna Winkworth was born in London, the eldest daughter of silk merchant Henry Winkworth and his wife Susanna Dickenson.
[Susan Drain]
"Catherine and Susanna Winkworth"
in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press 2004). She was educated at home; among her tutors were prominent English Unitarians
James Martineau
James Martineau (; 21 April 1805 – 11 January 1900) was a British religious philosopher influential in the history of Unitarianism.
For 45 years he was Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy and Political Economy in Manchester New College ( ...
and
William Gaskell.
Career
Writer
Winkworth translated the memoir and essays of German theologian
Barthold Georg Niebuhr, in ''Life and Letters'' (1851 and 1852). She followed with more German religious literature, with translations of the ''Theologia Germanica'' (1854) and twenty-five sermons of medieval mystic
Johannes Tauler (1858). She completed an unfinished biography of
Martin Luther
Martin Luther (; ; 10 November 1483 – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, and professor, and Order of Saint Augustine, Augustinian friar. He is the seminal figure of the Reformation, Protestant Refo ...
by
Julius Hare (1855), and collaborated with her sister on ''Signs of the Times'' (1856). Another translation, ''German Love, from the Papers of an Alien'' (1858) was based on the writings of
Max Müller
Friedrich Max Müller (; 6 December 1823 – 28 October 1900) was a German-born philologist and Orientalist, who lived and studied in Britain for most of his life. He was one of the founders of the western academic disciplines of Indian ...
. Her last notable publications were a translation of Bunsen's ''God in History'' (1868-1870), and an 1883 memorial edition of her sister's writings, after Catherine Winkworth's death in 1878.
Philanthropy
Winkworth took an interest in urban life in Bristol, while living with her family at Clifton. She invested in housing at
Dowry Square, built more units for low-income renters at
Jacob's Well, and managed a sanitary mission. Susanna Winkworth also took a turn as governor of
The Red Maids' School
Redmaids' High School is an independent school for girls in Westbury-on-Trym, Bristol, England. The school is a member of the Girls' Schools Association and the Head is a member of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC).
The schoo ...
, and served on the board of governors of
The Cheltenham Ladies' College
Cheltenham Ladies' College is an independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11 to 18 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England. Consistently ranked as one of the top all-girls' schools nationally, the school was established in 1853 to p ...
.
She died in 1884, age 64, and her remains were buried in the St. John's churchyard in Clifton. In the year 2000 a blue plaque was installed, marking the home of Catherine and Susanna Winkworth in
Cornwallis Crescent, Bristol.
[Clifton and Hotwells Improvement Society]
list of plaques
References
External links
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1820 births
1884 deaths
English translators
English philanthropists
19th-century British philanthropists
19th-century British translators