Sophie Von Laroche
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About
German novelist best known for her novel Geschichte des Fräuleins von Sternheim (History of the Fräulein von Sternheim).
Before Fame
She was engaged to Christoph Martin Wieland, who published her first novel, but married Georg von La Roche instead.
Trivia
Her novels often featured moral instruction for young women on how to live.
Family Life
She was married to Georg von La Roche from 1753 to 1788, and they had eight children.
Associated With
She was a contemporary of the writer Johann Von Goethe.
