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Though being proficient in Latin, Birgitte Thott did not write any Latin of her own, rather, she focused on translating. "Contemporary sources report that she before her death mastered Danish, German, Dutch, English, French, Italian, Spanish, Latin, Greek and Hebrew, of which her knowledge of German,
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So, at thirty-one years of age, guided by eminent teachers, she embarked upon learning the Latin language, which today is studied far and wide by scholars, and the result was so good that she could very soon express whatsoever thought she so wished in that language. In order to acquire the innermost
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In translating Seneca, Thott praised the Romans for asserting that women, as well as men, should be honored and praised for their life accomplishments in funeral orations. In this vein, Professor Jørgen
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But young male children are treated completely differently. They are enticed into study by the reward and honour they are told they can thereby attain; they are impelled to attend school by their parents or guardians whether they like it or not. There are so many learned men who sweat and toil to
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No one whets their appetite to the sweetness found there. No one tells them what delicious food there is for the soul, what effective remedy against all their frailties it is to have a little understanding of bad and good. There are many, and this I have heard often, who would rather impress upon
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Birgitte was born in 1610 to the nobleman
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Thott married Otto Giøe in 1632 at the age of twenty two, but he died ten years later due to illness surrounding a gunshot wound. The two did not have any children. Despite not having any biological children of her own, Birgitte Thott was responsible for fostering two children that we know of:
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translation ended up being 1,000 pages. This translation was the first of its kind, and introduced a new cultural and religious conversation to the Danish audience. The translation also introduced new words into the Danish language.
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Alenius, Marianne. "With One Foot in the Grave I Should
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in 1979, currently on display at the
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Chicago's "The Dinner Party"" THINGS MAGAZINE. March 18, 2016. Accessed May 11, 2016. http://www.thingsmag.us/2016/03/judy-chicagos-dinner-party.html.
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She resumed and recommitted to her studies after her husband's death. In 1660, Birgitte Thott was given permission by the King to receive an annual grant from the
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