Witt, Henriette de (1829–1908)
Witt, Henriette de (1829–1908)
French biographer and Protestant writer. Born Henriette Elizabeth Guizot, 1829, in France; died 1908; dau. of prime minister Franćois Guizot (1787–1874) and Marguerite Andree Eliza de la Croix-Dillon; m. Conrad Jacob Cornelis de Witt, Mar 1850; children: 2 daughters.
Works include educational texts for young ladies, such as Contes d'une mère à ses petits enfants (1861), Petites Méditations Chrétiennes (1862), Histoire sainte racontée aux enfants (1863) and Scènes historiques et religieuses (1872); also wrote biographical and historical works, including M. Guizot dans sa famille et avec ses amis (M. Guizot with His Family and Friends, 1880) and Les Chroniquers de l'histoire de France (1882).
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