| Minda Ramm | |
|---|---|
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| Born | Minda Mathea Olava Ramm (1859-12-27)27 December 1859 Sogndal, Norway |
| Died | 11 April 1924(1924-04-11) (aged 64) |
| Nationality | Norwegian |
| Occupation | writer |
| Spouse |
Hans E. Kinck (m. 1893) |
Minda Mathea Olava Ramm (27 December 1859 – 11 April 1924) was a Norwegian novelist, translator and literary critic.
Early life
Ramm was born in Sogndal, to Vally Marie Caroline Juell and parish priest Jens Ludvig Carl Olsen. While being a student in Kristiania, she was a founding member of the women's discussion society Skuld [no], a forerunner to the Norwegian Association for Women's Rights. Ramm served as the society's first secretary, while the other five co-founders were Cecilie Thoresen, Anna Bugge, Laura Rømcke [no], Marie Holst, and Betzy Børresen (later Kjelsberg). Ramm graduated as cand.real. in 1890. In 1893 she married writer Hans E. Kinck. Shortly after their marriage, the couple travelled to Paris, where they stayed for about one year. They had at least two sons, Johan Jørgen Kinck (1873–1955) and Tore Kinck.
Literary career
Ramm made her literary debut in 1896, with the novel Lommen ("The Pocket"), where a female student tells her story. Later books include Overtro. Skildringer fra ottiårene ("Superstition. Narratives from the Eighties") (1898), a psychological study. Further the satirical Valgaar ("Election Year") from 1909, and finally Fotfæste ("Footgrip") from 1918, which has been described as her major work.
References
- ^ Bolstad, Erik (ed.). "Minda Mathea Olava Ramm". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ Michaelsen, Aslaug Groven. "Hans E Kinck". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Minda Mathea Olava Ramm". nordicwomensliterature.net. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- Wicksell, Anna Bugge (1907). "Skuld". In Ebbell, Clara Thue (ed.). Kvindelige studenters jubilæumsskrift: 1882-1907 (in Norwegian). Kristiania: Brydes bogtrykkeri. p. 56. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- Winsnes 1961: p. 298
- Michaelsen, Aslaug Groven (25 November 2024), "Hans E. Kinck", Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian), retrieved 22 December 2024
- Winsnes 1961: p. 393
Bibliography
- Winsnes, A.H. (1961). Bull; Paasche; Winsnes; Houm (eds.). Norges Litteratur fra 1880–årene til første verdenskrig. Norsk litteraturhistorie (in Norwegian). Vol. V. Oslo: Aschehoug.