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Brigitta Scherzenfeldt
1684-01-01 – 1736-04-04
Life & Legacy
Brigitta Christina Scherzenfeldt, as married Bernow, Lindström, Ziems, and Renat (1684 – 4 April 1736), was a Swedish memoirist and weaving teacher who was captured during the Great Northern War and lived as a slave over 15 years in the Dzungar Khanate in Central Asia.
She dictated her memoirs, describing her life as a slave, after her release. Her story is regarded as a unique source of information about life among the Dzungars.
Occupation & Career
teacher, writer
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q4523132 — wikidata View source
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