Collett, Camilla, 1813-1895

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Name (Latin)
Collett, Camilla, 1813-1895
Other forms of name
nna Collett, Camilla Wergeland, 1813-1895
Collett, C. (Camilla), 1813-1895
Wergeland, Jacobine Camilla, 1813-1895
Date of birth
1813-01-23
Date of death
1895-03-06
Gender
female
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 56718081
Wikidata: Q243045
Library of congress: n 87882938
OCoLC: oca01944342
DLC: n 87882938
LIBRARY_OF_CONGRESS: 98158271710000041
Sources of Information
  • Emancipation som lidenskab, c1987:t.p. (Camilla Collett)
  • LC data base, 09-15-87(hdg.: Collett, Camilla Wergeland, 1813-1895; usage: C. Collett)
  • Camilla, Norges første feminist, c2003:p. 12 (b. Jacobine Camilla Wergeland, sister of Henrik Wergeland; known as Camilla Collett)
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Wikipedia description:

Jacobine Camilla Collett (née Wergeland; 23 January 1813 – 6 March 1895) was a Norwegian writer, often referred to as the first Norwegian feminist. She was also the younger sister of Norwegian poet Henrik Wergeland, and is recognized as being one of the first contributors to realism in Norwegian literature. Her younger brother was Major General Joseph Frantz Oscar Wergeland. She became an honorary member of the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights when the association was founded in 1884.

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