Friederike von Reden

Friederike von Reden (1774-1854), was a German philanthropist and salon-holder. She is known as the "Mutter des Hirschberger Tales". 
She married minister Friedrich Wilhelm von Reden in 1802. After being widowed in 1815, she became a significant philanthropist. She founded the bible society Buchwalder Bibelgesellschaft, whose president she was. She founded a number of charitable societies active in Silesia. She also hosted a literary salon in her home, , which became a center of the Silezian aristocracy. 