Emilie Luzac

Who was Emilie Luzac?

Marguérite Emilie Luzac was a Dutch woman remembered for her letter writing.

She was the second daughter of Jean Luzac, book seller and publisher, and Anna Hillegonda Valckenaer. On 5 November 1775 she married Wybo Fijnje, and the couple had three children: Jantje, who died on 30 March 1866; Miete-Coosje Fine; and Gontje. They lived in Delft, but also owned the country estate of Vlietenburgh in Voorburg. Since Wybo Fijnje was a member of the Patriots and the publisher of "Hollandsche Historische Courant" in Delft, after the Orange Revolution of 1787 the couple had to flee, leaving firstly for Antwerp, then Brussels, and finally Watten in Frans-Vlaanderen, where Emilie died in 1788. Her letters are published, with an ample introduction, by Baartmans under the title "Myne beslommerde Boedel"..