Background
Heinrich Christian Boie was born at Meldorf in the then Danish province of Schleswig- Holstein, now Germany, on the 19th of July 1744.
Heinrich Christian Boie was born at Meldorf in the then Danish province of Schleswig- Holstein, now Germany, on the 19th of July 1744.
Boie studied theology and law at the University of Jena.
In 1769 Boie went to Gottingen, where he became one of the leading spirits in the Gottingen "Dichterbund" or "Hain. "
Together with F. W. Gotter he founded in 1770 the Gottingen Musenalmanach, which he directed and edited until 1775, when, in conjunction with C. W. von Dohni (1751 - 1820), he brought out Das deutsche Museum, which became one of the best literary periodicals of the day. In 1776 Boie became secretary to the commander-in-chief at Hanover, and in 1781 was appointed administrator of the province of Suderditmarschen in Holstein. He died at Meldorf on the 3rd of March 1806.
Boie's poetical talent was not great, but his thorough knowledge of literature, his excellent taste and sound judgment, made him an ideal person to awake the poetical genius of others.