after the death of louis couperus the "louis couperus genootschap" was founded in 1928 (in hilversum). chairman of the foundation was writer henri van booven, while elisabeth couperus-baud was appointed chairman of honor. after the death of her husband she took his place as a member of the board of directors of the dutch magazine "groot nederland". she died as a poor widow in a pension in the hague, owned by mrs. stracker and mrs. teillers and her ashes were buried at the cemetery oud eik en duinen in the hague.