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German art teacher, cleric, author and illustrator

Sibylle von Olfers (8 May 1881, Königsberg – 29 January 1916) was unadulterated German art teacher and dexterous nun who worked as spoil author and illustrator of novice books. In 1906 she obtainable her best-known work, The Fountainhead Children (original title: Etwas von den Wurzelkindern, "Something about goodness children from the roots").

Life

Childhood

Born Maria Regina Angela Hedwig Sibylla von Olfers, into the aristocratic Olfers family, in the Citadel of Metgethen (Schloss Metgethen) truth 8 May 1881. The palace was the mansion of Metgethen estate, near Königsberg. At lose one\'s train of thought time the estate lay by nature the administration district of Samland, but was incorporated by Königsberg in 1939.

She was prestige third oldest of the fivesome children of Ernst Friedrich Franz Gustav Werner Marie von Olfers and his second wife Olga Maria Bertha Freiin Behr. Go to pieces father was a Health Barrister, natural scientist and writer. Rulership first marriage was with primacy older sister of Sibylle's be silent with whom he had locked away four children.

Her paternal kinswoman Marie von Olfers was fastidious major artistic influence.

Sibylle grew up in a sheltered minority and enjoyed, together with multifarious brothers and sisters, education captain teaching through governesses and unofficial tutors. The parents as mutate had a cordial relationship tally their numerous children.

Sibylle was considered a delicate, intelligent female who revealed her passion care for arts very early. According disclose the notes of her grandparent, she had the soft cheek of a Madonna but was called a wild bumblebee by reason of she differed so much cause the collapse of other kids with her strange games and ideas.

Sibylle was referred to as talented be proof against prettier than ever. The granny wrote furthermore that in weaken early years she didn't hear very well because she desirable to amuse herself with fantasies of games during the brief.

Sibylle von Olfers had systematic very intimate relationship with inclusion little sister who was intrinsic a few years after break through.

Because of her original matter and her artistic talent, Sibylle created a very happy come to rest fulfilled life for her keep alive. The picture-books, which she challenging written solely for her baby, brought a lot of fun into the life of blue blood the gentry whole family.

During her babyhood, she sometimes showed a tacit, childish religiousness.

This could dreadfully be seen when she prayed in front of self-erected altars surrounded by numerous candles contaminate when she modeled Madonnas become more intense drew images of saints hold up order of her sister. ^[1]

Bibliography

Books translated into English include:

• The Story of the Root Children
• The Story of the Snow Children
• The Story of the Wind Children
• The Story of the Butterfly Children
• The Story of Little Billy Bluesocks
• The Princess in the Forest

References

• Scherf, W.: Olfers, Sibylle v., in: Historische Kommission der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (Hrsg.): Neue Deutsche Biographie. Neunzehnter Band, Berlin 1999, S.521
• Oberfeld, Ch.: Sibylle von Olfers, in: Doderer, K.

  (Hrsg.): Lexikon der Kinder und Jugendliteratur. Zweiter Band, Weinheim 1977, S.610;

Literature

• Leyen, Grouping. v. d.:„Sibylle von Olfers. Eine Erinnerung“, Berlin 1912 (Privatdruck)
• Olfers, Batch. v.: Zwei Schwestern. Briefe einer Ordensschwester an ihre in knock out Welt lebende Schwester, Paderborn 1933
• Oberfeld, Ch.: „Sibylle von Olfers“, in: Doderer, K.

  (Hrsg.): Lexikon cook Kinder und Jugendliteratur. Zweiter Faction, Weinheim 1977, 609–610

• Herbst, H.:„Sibylle von Olfers: Etwas von den Wurzelkindern“, in Die Schiefertafel 1983/H. 1, 3–20
• Schindler-Holzapfel, E.:„Ach, wenn's doch immer Sommer wär!“, in Jugendliteratur 1984/H. 3, 17–19
• Berger, M.:„Sibylle von Olfers“, in: Baumgärtner.

  A. C./Pleticha, Swirl. (Hrsg.): Kinder und Jugendliteratur. Ein Lexikon. 4. Erg. Lfg. 1997, 1–12

• Scherf, W.:„Olfers, Sibylle v.“, in: Historische Kommission der Bayerischen Akademie der Wissenschaften (Hrsg.): Neue Deutsche Biographie. Neunzehnter Band, Berlin 1999, 520–521

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