BOIE, HEINRICH CHRISTIAN (1744-1806), German author, was born at Meldorf in the then Danish province of Schleswig-Holstein on July 19, 1744, and died there on March 3, 18o6. After studying law at Jena he went, in 1769, to Gottingen, where he became one of the leading spirits in the Gottingen "Dichterbund" or "Hain." Together with F. W. Gotter he founded in 177o the Gottingen Musenalmanach, which he di rected and edited until 1775, when, in conjunction with C. W. von Dohm (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 prov ince of Siiderditmarschen in Holstein.
See K. Weinhold, Heinrich Christian Boie (Halle, 1868) .