Maria Andreae

Maria Andreae (c. 1550–1632), was a German pharmacist.[1]

Maria Moser was born in Herrenberg and raised by her grandmother, who ran a small infirmary in her home; in 1576 she married a pastor, Johannes Andreae, and they had eight children.[1] Her husband was the son of theologian Jakob Andreae and the couple were related to the Leyser and Osiander families through Jackob’s sister Margarethe.[2]

She was widowed in 1601. In 1606, she was appointed Pharmacist of the Württemberg court by the duchess of Württemberg, Sibylla of Anhalt in succession to Helena Magenbuch.[3] This was a very uncommon position for a woman in this time period. By 1607, she eventually took over the management of the court pharmacy in Stuttgart.[1][4]

Due to her healing work, she was known as ‘Mother of the Land’; she also wrote a book on medicinal herbs.[1]

She retired in 1617.[5]

Her son, the theologian Johannes Valentinus Andreae, wrote her biography.[1] Another son also worked in the area of alchemy.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Maria Andreae". Zeitreise-BB. Retrieved 22 January 2026.
  2. ^ Ludwig, Ulrike (23 September 2005). "Jakob Andreä". Saxon Biography. Retrieved 27 January 2026.
  3. ^ Stuchbery, Mike (28 January 2020). "Gold Dust Woman: The Story of Sybilla von Anhalt". Byline Times. Retrieved 25 February 2026.
  4. ^ Otto Borst: Maria Andreae, die Hofapothekerin. In: Frauen bei Hof. Silberburg-Verlag, Tübingen 1998, ISBN 3-87407-286-X
  5. ^ a b Dickson, Donald R. (1996). "Johann Valentin Andreae's Utopian Brotherhoods". JStor. Renaissance Quarterly, vol. 49, no. 4, pp. 760-802. Retrieved 27 January 2026.


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