Mathilde Schjøtt
Norwegian writer, literary critic, biographer and feminist
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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]
19 February 1844
Playwright
Literary critic
Mathilde Schjøtt | |
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Mathilde Schjøtt | |
| Born | Mathilde Dunker 19 February 1844 Christiania, Norway |
| Died | 13 January 1926 (aged 81) |
| Occupations | 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
Schjøtt 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]