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Sophie Rostopchine, Comtesse de Ségur

Sophie Rostopchine, Comtesse de Ségur was a French writer (1799–1874). She was born at Saint Petersburg and died at Paris.

Also recorded as Sophie Rostopchine; Countess of Ségur; Sofiya Feodorovna Rostopchina; Countess of Segur; Mme la Comtesse de Segur.

Overview

Recorded at birth as Софья Фёдоровна Ростопчина.

Born at Saint Petersburg in 1799, died at Paris in 1874.

Identity and origins

Sophie Rostopchine, Comtesse de Ségur was recorded at birth as Софья Фёдоровна Ростопчина. The authorities additionally record the headings Sophie Rostopchine, Countess of Ségur, Sofiya Feodorovna Rostopchina, Countess of Segur and Mme la Comtesse de Segur. Her recorded languages were French and Russian. Her recorded confession was Eastern Orthodoxy.

She was the child of Feodor Rostopchin and Yekaterina Petrovna Rostopchina. She married Eugène de Ségur. 4 children are recorded: Louis Gaston Adrien de Ségur, Renaud de Ségur, Edgar de Ségur-Lamoignon and Anatole de Ségur.

Work and production

Works recorded as notable number 4: Sophie's Misfortunes, Good Little Girls, L'Auberge de l’Ange-Gardien and François le bossu. Her recorded genres are children's and young adult, fairy tale and short novel.

Recognition and collections

Work by Sophie Rostopchine, Comtesse de Ségur is held by Minneapolis Institute of Art, National Museum of World Cultures and Archives nationales.

Catalogued works

13 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service. The first 12 are listed here.

Pauvre Blaise. François le bossu. Jean qui grogne et Jean qui rit. L'Auberge de l’Ange-Gardien. Les Deux Nigauds, held by Bibliothèque rose. Sophie's Misfortunes. Good Little Girls. Mémoires d'un âne. Quel amour d'enfant ! La Comtesse de Ségur : Correspondance (1799-1874). Old French Fairy Tales. Le mauvais Genie.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

Bibliothèque rose: 1 recorded object, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

5 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

La comtesse de Ségur, née Rostopchine, Écrivains franco-russes, 2008. Sophie Rostopchine, Countess de Ségur (1799-1874), Catholic Women Writers, 2001. Née Rostopchine. La comtesse de Ségur, Figures de l’émigré russe en France au XIXe et XXe siècle, 2012. Catholicism and Children’s Literature in France: The Comtesse de Ségur (1799–1874) by Sophie Heywood, La comtesse de Ségur: mots, silences et stéréotypes by Michel Legrain, The French Review, 2013. L’enfant lecteur. De la Comtesse de Ségur à Harry Potter Sophie de Mijolla-Mellor, 2006, Paris, Bayard., Imaginaire & Inconscient, 2006.

In detail

the recorded working language is French.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are children's and young adult, fairy tale and short novel.

Places of work recorded in the authority are Paris. Residence is recorded at Château des Nouettes.

Works named in the authority record are Sophie's Misfortunes, Good Little Girls, L'Auberge de l’Ange-Gardien and François le bossu.

Work by Sophie Rostopchine, Comtesse de Ségur is recorded in the collections of Minneapolis Institute of Art, National Museum of World Cultures and Archives nationales.

Chronology

  1. 1799Sophie Rostopchine, Comtesse de Ségur born at Saint Petersburg.
  2. 1874Sophie Rostopchine, Comtesse de Ségur died at Paris.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Countess of Ségur”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q465681: Sophie Rostopchine, Comtesse de Ségur

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