Amij Geertruida de Leeuw (1843 - 1938)

Born 10 Apr 1843 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland

Ancestors

Died 4 Jun 1938 at age 95 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland

Biography

Amy de Leeuw is geboren in Noord-Holland na 1811

Amy de Leeuw is Notable.

Birth

Amij Geertruida de Leeuw (/ɑmɛi ˈɣeːr.ˌtrœy̯.da: də leːu̯/) was born on 10 April 1843 in Haarlem, Noord-Holland, the Netherlands at 2.30 AM at the adress "Groot Zeewolfstraat Wijk 3 Nr 598. Her parents are Johan Carel de Leeuw and Maria Cornelia Elisabeth Penninck Hoofd. In the birth record is mentioned about her mother "zich tijdelijk hier bevindend" (= only here for a short time). Her father is "Directeur der Stadswaterwerken te Amsterdam" ^[1]She was the oldest of four children. Her granddfather - the second husband of her grandmother, J.D. Zocher had a nursery in Haarlem called "Rozenhagen" and gave Amy her own little garden in the nursery. She developed a love for gardening this way.

Career

At the age of 20 she decided to become an author because she wanted to teach girls in the cities more about nature. She wrote letters about nature starting in 1863 which were bundled in 1873 into a book: "In 't vrije veld. Brieven van een Landmeisje aan jongedames" After a poem of her - about the birth of the royal princess in 1880 - was published in a magazine, she started writing for different magazines. She used the alias Geertruida Carelsen because she didn't want to be recognized by friends or family. After the death of her parents she went to London in 1888 where she lived with her grandmothers family. She was the corespondent for a Dutch newspaper "Het Nieuws van den Dag". She also wrote a travelguide about London. In 1890 she changed location and went to Berlin. This time as corespondent for "het Utrechts Nieuwsblad" and "Het Nieuws van den Dag". She taught young reporters who came to her to finish their education and promoted education for women as correspondents and gardeners. She also was one of the first female memers of the "Maatschappij der Nederlandse Letterkunde". She returned to Haarlem after she retired as a journalist, wrote her memoires and kept gardening. She kept on writing for magazines .

Death

She passed away in 1938. ^[2]

Sources

1. ↑ birth 1843 accessed via wiewaswie Documenttype BS Geboorte, Erfgoedinstelling Noord-Hollands Archief, Plaats instelling Haarlem, Collectiegebied Noord-Holland, Archief 358.46, Registratienummer 11843, Aktenummer 12-04, Registratiedatum 12-04-1843, Akteplaats Haarlem, Collectie Geboorteakten van de gemeente Haarlem, 1843, Boek Geboorteakten van de gemeente Haarlem, 1843
2. ↑ Burgerlijke Stand Overlijden 1938, Haarlem, Noord-Holland, Nederland. Akte 742 (1938-01-01), Noord-Hollands Archief accessed via WieWasWie Permalink

See also:

• https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geertruida_Carelsen
• https://www.dbnl.org/auteurs/auteur.php?id=care001
• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geertruida_Carelsen
• http://resources.huygens.knaw.nl/vrouwenlexicon/lemmata/data/Leeuw
• [ https://www.oldenburgers.nl/2017/05/23/de-schrijfster-amy-geertruida-de-leeuw-en-wat-verloren-pennenvruchten/ De schrijfster Amy Geertruida de Leeuw] en enige onbekende pennenvruchten over tuinkunst.

Oldenburgers Binnenstad en Buitenleven, Carla Oldenburger, 23 mei 2017.