Therese von Lützow

Born as daughter of Heinrich Christian Gottfried von Struve (1772-1851), member of the Struve family and his wife, Countess Sophie Elisabeth Wilhelmine Oexle von Friedenberg (1780–1837).

She moved to Hamburg, and finally to Saint Petersburg, where her father served as an ambassador. Therese married firstly Robert Gabriel von Bacheracht (1798-1884). Later she divorced him and married Baron Heinrich von Lützow (1807-1879). Therese accompanied her second husband, to Java, where she died.[1]

Her chief publication is the correspondence between Wilhelm von Humboldt and her friend Charlotte Diede, under the title Briefe an eine Freundin von Wilhehn von Humboldt (1847; 12th ed. 1891). Her other works include society novels, such as Lydia (1884) and Weltglück (1885), and several volumes of travel.

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Lützow, Therese von" . New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.