Mathilde Schjøtt

Mathilde Schjøtt (née Dunker) (19 February 1844 – 13 January 1926) was a Norwegian writer, literary critic, biographer and feminist. She made her literary debut with the anonymous Venindernes samtale om Kvindens Underkuelse in 1871. She was a literary critic for the magazine Nyt Tidsskrift, and her play Rosen was published anonymously in this periodical in 1882.[1][2] She was a co-founder of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights in 1884, and a member its first board.[3] She wrote a biography on Alexander L. Kielland in 1904.[1]

Mathilde Schjøtt
Mathilde Schjøtt
Born
Mathilde Dunker

(1844-02-10)10 February 1844
Christiania, Norway
Died13 January 1926(1926-01-13) (aged 81)
Oslo
NationalityNorwegian
OccupationWriter
Playwright
Literary critic
Spouse(s)Peter Olrog Schjøtt
ChildrenSofie Schjøtt
Parent(s)Bernhard Dunker
Edle Jasine Theodore Grundt
RelativesConradine Birgitte Dunker (grandmother)
Vilhelmine Ullmann (aunt)

Personal life

Schjøtt was born in Christiania, a daughter of Bernhard Dunker and Edle Jasine Theodore Grundt. She married the philologist and politician Peter Olrog Schjøtt in 1867, and they were the parents of Sofie Schjøtt.[3]

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gollark: Who understands Macron except the Macron Language Committee?
gollark: Yes. Cool and good™.
gollark: There are perfectly good persistent data structures.
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References
  1. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Mathilde Schjøtt". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
  2. Sars, J. E.; Skavlan, Olaf, eds. (1882). "Rosen". Nyt Tidsskrift. Kristiania: 113–139.
  3. Lorenz, Astrid. "Mathilde Schjøtt". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
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