Caroline Wichern

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]