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Ulrikke Oluffa Antonette Dahl (10 December 1846 – 16 March 1923) was a Norwegian writer.
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| Born | Ulrikke Oluffa Antonette Dahl 10 December 1846 Melhus, Trøndelag, Norway |
| Died | 16 March 1923 (aged 77) Vestnes, Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
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Early and personal life
editUlrikke Oluffa Antonette Dahl was born on 10 December 1846 in Melhus to Nils Nilssøn Dahl (1806–1854), a parish priest and Christopha Kirstine Rønneberg. She was the sister of Supreme Court lawyer, author and politician Walter Scott Dahl (1839–1906), author Nikoline Harbitz (1841–1898) and author and theologian Konrad Dahl (1843–1931). She never married.[1][2]
Career
editDahl's debut novel was Da jeg var tyve år, which was published as a serial in Bergensposten in 1876. The story is written in the form of a diary in which the main character is a governess. Dahl's writing was modest, and roughly ran in two short periods with a cessation of many years in between.[3] Her book Solhøi – Fortælling fra Romsdalen was translated into Dutch.
She also published texts in various journals, including Urd.[4]
Later life
editFor many years, Dahl lived a secluded life on a farm called Stokkeland in Vestnes, belonging to her brother Walter Scott Dahl.[5] In Vestnes, she went by the name Ulla, while her mother went by the name Dalfruå.[6]
Dahl died on 16 March 1923, at the age of 76.[2]
References
edit- ^ Haaland, Mogens (1982). Nikoline Harbitz, 1841-1898 : familiebakgrunn, liv og forfatterskap (in Norwegian). Drammen.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ a b Dette skrev kvinner : bibliografi over norske kvinnelige forfattere med debut før 1931 (in Norwegian). Oslo: Skolen. 1984. p. 57. ISBN 8257900109.
- ^ Aasen, Elisabeth (1986). Kvinners spor i skrift : supplement til norsk litteraturhistorie (in Norwegian). Oslo: Samlaget. p. 88. ISBN 8252128432.
- ^ Urd (trykt utg.). 1900. A/S Urd. 1900.
- ^ "Ulrikke Dahl". Romsdals Budstikke (in Norwegian). 20 March 1923. p. 2.
- ^ Rekdal, Olav (1973). Gards- og slektshistorie for Vestnes - Tresfjord. 1 : Tresfjord (in Norwegian Nynorsk). Vestnes: Vestnes kommune. p. 422. ISBN 9788299311625.