Rosa Maria Assing

Rosa Maria Antonetta Paulina Assing (née Varnhagen; 28 May 1783, Düsseldorf – 22 January 1840, Hamburg) was a German lyric poet, prose-writer, educator, translator, and silhouette artist. She was the elder sister of Karl August Varnhagen, sister-in-law of Rahel Levin, wife of David Assing (1787 – 1842), and mother of Ottilie and Ludmilla Assing. Her friends included Amalie Schoppe, David Veit, and Fanny Tarnow. References Johann Friedrich Ludwig Theodor Merzdorf: "Assing, David." In: Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie (ADB). Band 1, Duncker & Humblot, Leipzig 1875, S. 624 f. – Nebeneintrag 1783 births 1840 deaths Writers from Düsseldorf People from the Electoral Palatinate 19th-century German educators German women poets Writers from North Rhine-Westphalia Silhouettists Varnhagen family German salon-holders 19th-century German poets 19th-century German women writers 19th-century German artists 19th-century German women artists 19th-century German translators