Caroline Wichern
German music educator and composer
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Caroline Wichern (12 September 1836 – 7 May 1906)[1] was a German music educator and composer.
Biography
Caroline Wichern was the eldest daughter of the Protestant theologian and social reformer Johann Hinrich Wichern. She wrote and published songs including a collection of Christmas songs,[2] and was associated with Johannes Brahms. She worked until 1895 as a music teacher at Ellerslie College in Manchester, a school for kindergarten teachers.[3][4] She was instrumental in popularizing the Christmas song "Stille Nacht" in England.[1][3]
