Hanna Olava Winsnes (née Strøm; 29 August 1789 – 19 October 1872) was a Norwegian poet,

novelist A novelist is an author or writer of novels, though often novelists also write in other genres of both fiction and non-fiction. Some novelists are professional novelists, thus make a living writing novels and other fiction, while others aspire to ...

and cookbook writer. She was born in the

Bragernes Bragernes is one of the central areas of the city of Drammen in Viken, Norway. Location Bragernes is located on the northern side of the Drammen River (''Drammenselva'') and contains the famous town square Bragernes square (''Bragernes Torg''), ...

neighborhood of

Drammen Drammen () is a city and municipality in Viken (county), Viken, Norway. The port and river city of Drammen is centrally located in the south-eastern and most populated part of Norway. Drammen municipality also includes smaller towns and village ...

Buskerud Buskerud () is a former county and a current electoral district in Norway, bordering Akershus, Oslo, Oppland, Sogn og Fjordane, Hordaland, Telemark and Vestfold. The region extends from the Oslofjord and Drammensfjorden in the southeast to Hardan ...

, Norway. She was the daughter of Jens Henrich Strøm (1729–1809) and Karen Tyrholm Plathe (1755–1805). She was married to parish priest and member of

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Paul Winsnes Paul Vinsnes (18 October 1794 – 23 August 1889) was a Norwegian priest and politician. Biography Vinsnes was born at Drammen in Buskerud, Norway. He was the son of Johan Fredrik Winsnes (1768–1838) and his wife Barbara Holm (1774–1828). H ...

(1794–1889). She was the great-grandmother of Norwegian novelist,

Barbra Ring Barbra Mathilde Ring (4 July 1870 – 6 May 1955) was a Norwegian novelist, short story writer, children's writer, biographer, memoirist, literary critic and theatre critic. She made her literary début in 1904 with the girl's novel ''Babbens Da ...

. Hanna Winsnes was the first female novelist in Norway. Her first publication was ''Grevens Datter'' from 1841, published under the pseudonym "Hugo Schwarz". She followed with the children's book ''Aftnerne paa Egelund'' (1852). She is particularly remembered for her

cookbook A cookbook or cookery book is a kitchen reference containing recipes. Cookbooks may be general, or may specialize in a particular cuisine or category of food. Recipes in cookbooks are organized in various ways: by course (appetizer, first cour ...

, ''Lærebog i de forskjellige Grene af Huusholdningen'' (Guide to the Various Branches of Housekeeping) from 1845, which also included themes such as livestock farming, butchering, baking, boiling of soap, and candlemoulding. The book also contains many recipes, both for meals as well as pastry cooking and baking. The book has come out in fourteen editions.

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1789 births 1872 deaths Norwegian food writers Norwegian non-fiction writers Norwegian women non-fiction writers Norwegian women novelists Norwegian women poets 19th-century Norwegian writers People from Drammen 19th-century Norwegian poets Women cookbook writers 19th-century Norwegian women writers {{Norway-writer-stub

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