Marie Nathusius

Marie Nathusius, née Scheele (10 March 1817 in Magdeburg – 22 December 1857 in Neinstedt) was a German novelist and composer.

Her father was the Calvinist parson Friedrich August Scheele.

Nathusius was one of the most-read novelists in the second half of the 19th century in Germany.

Her bestsellers Tagebuch eines armen Fräuleins, Langenstein und Boblingen and Elisabeth.

Eine Geschichte, die nicht mit der Heirat schließt have been translated and published in several countries.