Louise Bovie

Who was Louise Bovie?

Louise Bovie, full name Josine Natalie Louise Bovie, was a Belgian writer. She published a novella called "La Perdrix" under the pen name Marie Sweerts. She also wrote poetry and short stories, and contributed to the monthly literary journal Revue de belgique, where she was eulogized as having "a distinguished spirit."

Bovie was the elder sister of the painter and arts patron Virginie Bovie, with whom she toured Italy in 1855. Neither of the sisters ever married, and Louise lived with Virginie at her home on the rue du Trône for many years. A third sister, Hortence, had married but was soon widowed. Louise Bovie died at Ixelles and is interred at Dilbeek.