Juliane Giovane

Juliane Giovane (21 December 1766, in Würzburg – August 1805, in Budapest), was a German writer, as well as a lady in waiting for Queen Maria Caroline of Naples.

Their son Carlo was born on 30 April 1787, Queen Maria Caroline was his godmother, their daughter Elisabetta died in childhood.

[1] In 1787, she met Johann Wolfgang von Goethe in Naples and spoke to him about her desire to become a writer.

[3][4] Her son remained in Naples and in 1796 she wrote Idèes sur la maniére de rendre les voyage des jeunes gens utils à leur propre culture... dedicated to him.

On 16 January 1794, Frederick William II of Prussia announced she was to be included in the Prussian Academy of Sciences, becoming the second female member.