Malwida von Meysenbug | |
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 portrait by Franz von Lenbach | |
| Born | 28 October 1816 Kassel, Hesse, Germany |
| Died | 23 April 1903 (aged 86) Rome, Italy |
| Nationality | German |
| Occupation | Author |
| Known for | Memoirs of an Idealist |
| Parent | Carl Rivalier (father) |
Malwida von Meysenbug (28 October 1816 — 23 April 1903) was a German writer, her work including Memoirs of an Idealist, the first volume of which she published anonymously in 1869. As well, she was a friend of Friedrich Nietzsche and Richard Wagner, and met the French writer Romain Rolland in Rome in 1890.