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Germaine de Staël
AuthorBooks · Second hand1766-1817
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël-Holstein, commonly known as Madame de Staël, was a prominent French novelist, woman of letters, philosopher, and political theorist in both Parisian and Genevan intellectual circles. She was the daughter of banker and French finance minister Jacques Necker and Suzanne Curchod, a respected salonist and writer. Throughout her life, she held a moderate stance during the tumultuous periods of the French Revolution and the Napoleonic era, persisting until the time of the French Restoration.
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Birth
1766
Death
1817
First book
1807
Years writing
219
Germaine de Staël was a key intellectual figure who excelled as a writer, philosopher, and literary critic in late 18th-century France.
Her influence was so vast that she published over 400 works throughout her prolific career.
As a prominent salonnière, her home became the epicenter of the most important political and cultural debates of her time.
Her work De l'Allemagne is considered a fundamental pillar for understanding the European culture and thought of her era.
Born in Paris in 1766, her legacy transcends borders as she was an active voice in the politics and philosophy of the French Revolution.