Auguste Johanna Freiin Groß von Trockau (born June 2, 1845, in

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; died February 27, 1915), also known under her pseudonym Jutta Berthen, was a German writer.

Life and work

Auguste Groß von Trockau was born as the scion of a Franconian noble family. She was the eldest daughter of Baron Friedrich Groß von Trockau, the holder of the Seniorat of the older line. The family lived in Würzburg (Dompfarrgasse 5), where Auguste Groß von Trockau spent almost her entire life. She received her education from tutors, French governesses and later in the advanced training class of a Würzburg educational institution. When her father married for the second time and the financial situation deteriorated, Auguste Groß von Trockau moved to

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for two years, where she worked as a governess in a family, among other things. Thanks to

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s that fell to her, she was able to return to her father's house.''Groß v. Trockau, Freiin Auguste.'' In:

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, Karl-Maria Guth (Hrsg.): ''Lexikon deutscher Frauen der Feder. Vollständiger Neusatz beider Bände in einem Buch.'' Contumax - Hofenberg, Berlin 2014, ISBN 978-3-8430-4451-6, S. 218
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. She later lived as a

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at Kanonissenstift St. Anna in Würzburg.''Groß von Trockau, Auguste''. In:

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(Hrsg.): ''

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(DBE)''. 1. Auflage. Band 4: ''Gies–Hessel''. K. G. Saur, München 1996, , S. 179. Auguste Groß von Trockau wrote mainly as a storyteller and

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.''Groß von Trockau, Auguste.'' In:

Wilhelm Kosch Wilhelm Franz Josef Kosch (2 October 1879 – 20 December 1960) was an Austrian historian of literature and theatre and lexicographer. The lexicon that he conceived and later revised several times, the ''Deutsches Literatur-Lexikon'' is a refere ...

: ''Das katholische Deutschland: biographisch-bibliographisches Lexikon.'' Haas & Grabherr, Augsburg 1933. From 1871, she wrote articles for various magazines. Her first work, ''Die Epen der Erlösung. Literary sketches''. She subsequently published

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s and

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Works

* ''Die Epen der Erlösung. Literary Sketch.'' Woerl, Würzburg 1877. * ''Liebe und Leidenschaft.'' 1881. * ''Tante Lisbeth.'' Benziger, Einsiedeln 1884. * ''Ich heirate meine Tochter.'' Reclam, Leipzig 1885. * ''Ein Nürnberger Kind. A portrait of life as a novel.'' Stahel, Würzburg 1889. * ''Elepenor's marital bliss. A novella from the world of artists.'' Berlin 1892. * ''Der Christbaum der Gnomen.'' E. Bloch, Berlin 1900. * ''Der Zug der Krippe.'' E. Bloch, Berlin 1900. * ''Das Schwesterlein.'' E. Bloch, Berlin 1900.

Radio plays

* 1927: Ich heirate meine Tochter. Comedy in one act - Producer: NORAG. Director:

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: Baroness von Sassen *

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: Ottmar von Sassen *

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: Alke von Lassen * Hans Freundt: Johann, Diener

References

External links

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