German Literature Companion:
Johanna Schopenhauer
Schopenhauer, Johanna (Danzig, 1766-1838, Weimar), née Trosiener, was the mother of the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer. Her husband committed suicide in 1805, and from 1806 to 1828 she lived in Weimar, associating with Goethe and his circle. From 1828 to 1837 she lived in Bonn. She wrote a number of novels and stories, including Gabriele (3 vols., 1819-20), Die Tante (2 vols., 1823), Sidonia (3 vols., 1827-8), Richard Wood (2 vols., 1837), Erzählungen (8 vols., 1825-8), Novellen (2 vols., 1830), and Neue Novellen (3 vols., 1832). Her collected works (Sämtliche Schriften, 24 vols.) appeared in 1830-1.
