Birgithe Lykke Kühle,
née
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Solberg (1762 in
Copenhagen
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- 1832 in
Sønderby), was a Norwegian (originally Danish)
journalist
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and managing editor who has been referred to as the first female journalist in
Norway
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.
Birgithe Kühle was the daughter of the Danish captain and merchant Søren Lykke Solberg and Anne Marie Staal. In 1780, she married
major
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Carl Nicolai Christian von Kühle (1748-1812), who was stationed in
Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...
, Norway from 1786-1802. She published the paper ''Provincial-Lecture'' in
Bergen
Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...
1794-95. The paper mainly consisted of translated popular science, novels and articles from English, French and German magazines. She was also active as an actor and playwright for the amateur theatre
Det Dramatiske Selskab
Det Dramatiske Selskab is the name for several Norwegian amateur theatre drama troupes. These troupes were the first permanent theatre troupes in the cities of Norway. The period between 1780–1830 is described by many as ''the age of the dramatic ...
in Bergen, which was founded and led by her spouse in 1794–1801. She returned to Denmark when her spouse had been given a position in
Horsens
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in 1802.
See also
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List of women printers and publishers before 1800
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References
1762 births
1832 deaths
Norwegian journalists
Norwegian editors
18th-century Norwegian women writers
18th-century journalists
History of Bergen
18th-century publishers (people)
18th-century Norwegian actresses
18th-century dramatists and playwrights
Norwegian magazine founders
18th-century women journalists
Norwegian people of Danish descent
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