Germaine de Staël

Germaine De Staël

Anne Louise Germaine de Staël-Holstein (22 April 1766 – 14 July 1817), commonly known as Madame de Staël, was a French-speaking Swiss author living in Paris and abroad. She influenced literary tastes in Europe at the turn of the 19th century.

Read more about Germaine De Staël:  Childhood, Marriage, Revolutionary Activities, Salons At Coppet and Paris, Conflict With Napoleon, German Travels, Eastern Europe, Restoration, Works, Cultural References