Augusta Sophie Hermine Bernhoft-Osa (September 27, 1865 – August 7, 1929) was a

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

children's book author. Hermine Bernhoft-Osa was the daughter of the prison priest and catechist Theodor Kristian Bernhoft (1833–1885) and Petra Martine Augusta Bernhoft (1841–?). She was the sister of the actress

Sofie Bernhoft Petra Marie Sofie Bernhoft (July 21, 1870 – February 17, 1966) was a Norwegian actress. Sofie Bernhoft was the daughter of the prison priest and catechist Theodor Kristian Bernhoft (1833–1885) and Petra Martine Augusta Bernhoft (1841–?). ...

. She was married to the author

Lars Osa Lars Osa (13 August 1860 – 9 February 1958) was a Norwegian artist. He also worked with church decoration and restoration and was a noted fiddle player. Biography Lars Andersen was born in the village of Ulvik in Ulvik municipality in Hordalan ...

(1860–1950) and was the mother of the fiddler and folk musician Sigbjørn Bernhoft Osa, who was born in

Ulvik Ulvik is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The municipality stretches from the Hardangerfjord to the mountains that reach above sea level. The administrative centre of the municipality is the village of Ulvik. The villages of Osa and ...

in 1910. The family frequently lived in Valle in

Setesdal Setesdal (; older name: Sætersdal) is a valley and a traditional district in Agder County in southern Norway. It consists of the municipalities of Bykle, Valle, Bygland, Iveland, and Evje og Hornnes. The Otra river flows through the ...

, where Lars Osa painted. During a stay there in 1897, Hermine Bernhoft-Osa started Sunday school in Valle. Hermine Bernhoft-Osa wrote several children's books from 1887 onward, and some of them were reprinted several times.

Bibliography

* ''Fra barnets verden – fortælling for smaafolk'' (From the Child's World: A Story for Little People), 1887, reprinted 1902 and 1917 * ''Smaatraak'' (Little Steps), 1889, reprinted 1903 and 1915 * ''Mere fra barnets verden'' (More from the Child's World), 1890 * ''Den, som liden er – fortællinger for børn og børnevenner'' (The One Who Is Little: Stories for Children and Friends of Children), 1892, reprinted 1916 * ''Stua fuld og andre fortællinger'' (Filled to the Brim and Other Stories), 1892, reprinted 1902

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bernhoft-Osa, Hermine 1865 births 1929 deaths Norwegian women children's writers People from Eigersund