Roswitha di Gandersheim

Hrotsvitha, also known as Roswitha, was a female playwright, poet, and writer who lived in East Francia. Born in the Duchy of Saxony around 935, she died in Bad Gandersheim between 968 and 975. She was a Catholic canoness of the Benedictines who resided at Gandersheim Abbey. Her works were written in medieval Latin and were influenced by Terence.

Her notable work includes Dulcitius. Other recognized titles are Ausgewählte Dichtungen, Oeuvres dramatiques de Hrotsvitha, Primordia coenobii Gandeshemensis, The non-dramatic works of Hrosvitha, and Hrotsvithae opera. She is described by sources such as the Svensk uppslagsbok, Allgemeine Deutsche Biographie, Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, and Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition. Her feast day is September 18.