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 | |
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 Mathilde Schjøtt | |
| Born | Mathilde Dunker 19 February 1844 Christiania, Norway |
| Died | 13 January 1926 (aged 81) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation(s) | Writer Playwright Literary critic |
| Spouse | Peter Olrog Schjøtt |
| Children | Sofie Schjøtt |
| Parent(s) | Bernhard Dunker Edle Jasine Theodore Grundt |
| Relatives | Conradine Birgitte Dunker (grandmother) Vilhelmine Ullmann (aunt) |
Personal life
editSchjøtt was born in Christiania on 19 February 1944,[1] 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]
References
edit- ^ a b c Henriksen, Petter, ed. (2007). "Mathilde Schjøtt". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 September 2009.
- ^ Sars, J. E.; Skavlan, Olaf, eds. (1882). "Rosen". Nyt Tidsskrift. Kristiania: 113–139.
- ^ a b Lorenz, Astrid. "Mathilde Schjøtt". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 September 2009.