Sofie Aubert Lindbæk (19 May 1875 – 29 October 1953) was a

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, and

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. She was born in Christiania to the

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, and

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Ludvig Mariboe Benjamin Aubert Ludvig Mariboe Benjamin Aubert (22 November 1838 – 5 February 1896) was a Norwegian professor, jurist and government official. Biography Aubert was born at Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was the son of professor Ludvig Cæsar Martin Aube ...

(1838–1896) and the author

Elise Aubert Elise Aubert (8 February 1837 – 30 November 1909) was a Norwegian novelist, short-story writer, and non-fiction writer. Biography Elise Sofie Aars was born at Lier in Buskerud, Norway. She was the daughter of priest and politician Nils Fre ...

(1837–1909). Lindbæk graduated from Olaf Berg's lærerinneskole in Christiania in 1896 and worked as teacher until 1902 when she married the Danish historian Johannes Peder Lindbæk (1872-1919) and moved to Denmark. After the death of her husband, she moved with her children back to Norway. Lindbæk was a teacher at Nissen Girls' School in

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from 1920 to 1936, before becoming a film critic from 1935 to 1940. Lindbæk was the sister of jurist

Vilhelm Mariboe Aubert Vilhelm Mariboe Aubert (29 December 1868 – 20 June 1908 ), commonly known by his nickname "Bille" Aubert, was a Norwegian jurist. Personal life Aubert was born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway. He was a son of the professor Ludvig Ma ...

(1868–1908) and the mother of

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and war correspondent

Lise Lindbæk Lise Lindbæk (1 January 1905 – 13 March 1961) was a Norwegian freelance journalist and foreign correspondent, and writer of several books. She is commonly regarded as Norway's first female war correspondent. Personal life Lise Lindbæk was b ...

(1905–1961).

Selected works

*''Fanny Ramm'', 1900 *''Den yngste'', 1905 *''Student'', 1907 *''Landflygtige; af Aubert'ske papirer'', 1910 *''Hjemmet paa Fæstningen; af Aubert'ske papirer'', 1912 *''Fra Det norske selskabs kreds'', 1913 *''Moer Korens dagbøker'', 1915

References

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